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Maya Angelou Elementary School reports 42% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Maya Angelou Elementary School rose to 42 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Harvey SD 152 saw a chronic truancy rate of 39 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 243 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 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

YearSchoolDistrictState
201523129
2016151210
2017301111
2018242511
2019423913

Maya Angelou Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015929494
2016929494
2017929394
2018929394
2019939394

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