Dupage Policy Journal

The truancy rate at Blackhawk Middle School rose to 26 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Bensenville SD 2 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 727 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	1	0.4	10
2017	1	2	11
2018	0.3	2	11
2019	14	11	13
2020	26	19	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	96	96	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	95	95	94
2019	95	95	94
2020	93	94	95