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Robert E. Abbott Middle School reports 20% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Robert E. Abbott Middle School rose to 20 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 94 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 776 students in the 2017-18 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.

Robert E. Abbott Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
12
17
9
96
94
95
2015
14
19
9
93
93
94
2016
14
18
10
94
94
94
2017
19
25
11
93
92
94
2018
20
24
11
94
93
94

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