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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Nicholson Elementary School reports 10% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Nicholson Elementary School rose to 10 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Aurora West USD 129 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 355 students in the 2016-17 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.

Nicholson Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
7
6
10
95
95
94
2014
8
8
9
95
95
95
2015
9
11
9
94
94
94
2016
9
11
10
95
94
94
2017
10
14
11
94
94
94

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