Kane County Reporter

The truancy rate at McCleery Elementary School fell to six percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Aurora West USD 129 saw a chronic truancy rate of six percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 601 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	12	11	10
2017	10	14	11
2018	13	13	11
2019	12	11	13
2020	6	6	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	94	94
2017	95	94	94
2018	95	94	94
2019	94	95	94
2020	96	96	95