South Cook News

The truancy rate at Gen George Patton Elementary School rose to 70 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 87 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 70 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 263 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 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	2	2	10
2017	2	2	11
2018	53	53	11
2019	65	65	13
2020	70	70	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	91	91	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	93	93	94
2019	92	92	94
2020	87	87	95