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Kane County Reporter

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

C. F. Simmons Middle School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at C. F. Simmons Middle School rose to 21 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Kane County Reporter 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 Aurora East USD 131 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 1,004 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.

C. F. Simmons Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
8
15
10
94
93
94
2014
19
16
9
93
92
95
2015
19
17
9
92
90
94
2016
18
15
10
92
90
94
2017
21
19
11
93
90
94

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