South Cook News

The truancy rate at Gen George Patton Elementary School rose to 65 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Gen George Patton SD 133 saw a chronic truancy rate of 65 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 267 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 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	5	5	9
2016	2	2	10
2017	2	2	11
2018	53	53	11
2019	65	65	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	92	92	94
2016	91	91	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	93	93	94
2019	92	92	94