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Monday, May 20, 2024

C. I. Johnson Elementary School reports 19% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at C. I. Johnson Elementary School rose to 19 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Aurora East USD 131 saw a chronic truancy rate of 18 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 270 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

C. I. Johnson Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
10
16
9
95
92
95
2015
11
17
9
94
90
94
2016
12
15
10
94
90
94
2017
11
19
11
94
90
94
2018
19
18
11
94
91
94

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