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Daniel Webster Middle School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Daniel Webster Middle School fell to 24 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 626 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.

Daniel Webster Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
21
17
9
94
94
95
2015
19
19
9
91
93
94
2016
20
18
10
91
94
94
2017
29
25
11
90
92
94
2018
24
24
11
93
93
94

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