Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Beach Park Middle School rose to 18 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Beach Park CCSD 3 saw a chronic truancy rate of 17 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 782 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	0	0	9
2016	0	0	10
2017	0	1	11
2018	0	0	11
2019	18	17	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	91	93	94
2016	89	93	94
2017	93	94	94
2018	90	93	94
2019	94	94	94