Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Zion Central Middle School fell 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Zion Esd 6 saw a chronic truancy rate of seven percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 552 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	12	3	10
2017	16	11	11
2018	24	14	11
2019	27	21	13
2020	12	7	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	92	95	94
2017	91	94	94
2018	91	93	94
2019	93	94	94
2020	95	96	95