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Woodgate Elementary School reports 14% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Woodgate Elementary School fell to 14 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 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Esd 159 saw a chronic truancy rate of 9 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 328 students in the 2016-17 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 94 percent.

Woodgate Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
3
2
10
96
96
94
2014
3
5
9
96
96
95
2015
6
2
9
95
96
94
2016
17
4
10
96
96
94
2017
14
9
11
96
96
94

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