Dupage Policy Journal

The truancy rate at North Elementary School fell to three percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The SD 45 Dupage County saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 432 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	0.3	1	10
2017	10	8	11
2018	4	5	11
2019	18	14	13
2020	3	4	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	95	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	95	95	94
2019	96	96	94
2020	95	95	95