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Barack H. Obama Learning Academy reports 57% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Barack H. Obama Learning Academy rose to 57 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Hazel Crest SD 152-5 saw a chronic truancy rate of 55 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 474 students in the 2018-19 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.

Barack H. Obama Learning Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Barack H. Obama Learning Academy daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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