South Cook News

The truancy rate at Jefferson Elementary School rose to 39 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Chicago Heights SD 170 saw a chronic truancy rate of 15 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 284 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	4	8	10
2017	0	1	11
2018	40	21	11
2019	1	13	13
2020	39	15	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	92	94	94
2017	91	93	94
2018	91	93	94
2019	99	95	94
2020	95	95	95