Kane County Reporter

The truancy rate at Henry W. Cowherd Middle School rose to 25 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Aurora East USD 131 saw a chronic truancy rate of 30 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 988 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	19	17	9
2016	18	15	10
2017	22	19	11
2018	21	18	11
2019	25	30	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	91	90	94
2016	91	90	94
2017	91	90	94
2018	91	91	94
2019	94	91	94