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Brown W. Elementary School reports 44% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Brown W. Elementary School rose to 44 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The City Of Chicago SD 299 saw a chronic truancy rate of 34 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 284 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Brown W. Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
58
32
10
92
93
94
2014
45
28
9
93
93
95
2015
43
27
9
93
94
94
2016
41
32
10
94
94
94
2017
44
34
11
93
93
94

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