South Cook News

The truancy rate at STEM Academy rose to 12 percent during the 2019-20 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 Dolton SD 149 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 194 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	10	6	10
2017	13	9	11
2018	19	14	11
2019	7	16	13
2020	12	13	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	97	95	94
2017	96	94	94
2018	97	95	94
2019	95	94	94
2020	94	94	95