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Burr Oak Elementary School reports 9% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Burr Oak Elementary School fell to 9 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Calumet Public SD 132 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 347 students in the 2016-17 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.

Burr Oak Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
31
29
10
94
94
94
2014
20
23
9
95
93
95
2015
18
20
9
94
94
94
2016
11
15
10
94
94
94
2017
9
11
11
94
94
94

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