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Wagoner Elementary reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Wagoner Elementary rose to 16 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The CCSD 168 saw a chronic truancy rate of 17 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 544 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Wagoner Elementary chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
36
12
9
93
93
95
2015
41
24
9
92
93
94
2016
17
11
10
92
92
94
2017
11
17
11
92
92
94
2018
16
17
11
91
92
94

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