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Kane County Reporter

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

McCleery Elementary School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at McCleery Elementary School rose to 13 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 95 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 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 614 students in the 2017-18 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 94 percent.

McCleery Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
13
8
9
95
95
95
2015
12
11
9
95
94
94
2016
12
11
10
95
94
94
2017
10
14
11
95
94
94
2018
13
13
11
95
94
94

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