Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Neal Math Science Academy rose to 47 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The North Chicago SD 187 saw a chronic truancy rate of 43 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 599 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	21	17	9
2016	13	25	10
2017	25	34	11
2018	24	31	11
2019	47	43	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	90	92	94
2016	93	92	94
2017	92	92	94
2018	92	91	94
2019	91	90	94