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Miguel Juarez Middle School reports 18% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Miguel Juarez Middle School fell to 18 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Waukegan CUSD 60 saw a chronic truancy rate of 24 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 830 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Miguel Juarez Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
11
17
9
96
94
95
2015
11
19
9
91
93
94
2016
13
18
10
93
94
94
2017
21
25
11
92
92
94
2018
18
24
11
93
93
94

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