Rockford Sun

The truancy rate at Riverdahl Elementary School rose to 33 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 87 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Rockford SD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 23 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 681 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	14	7	9
2016	16	7	10
2017	21	8	11
2018	30	9	11
2019	33	23	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	93	94	94
2016	92	94	94
2017	91	94	94
2018	89	92	94
2019	87	91	94