Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Round Lake Beach Elementary School rose to 12 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Round Lake CUSD 116 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 438 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 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	9	11	10
2017	7	14	11
2018	19	14	11
2019	11	19	13
2020	12	13	10

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