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Maya Angelou Elementary School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Maya Angelou Elementary School fell to 24 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Harvey SD 152 saw a chronic truancy rate of 25 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 294 students in the 2017-18 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.

Maya Angelou Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
24
8
9
92
94
95
2015
23
12
9
92
94
94
2016
15
12
10
92
94
94
2017
30
11
11
92
93
94
2018
24
25
11
92
93
94

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