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Zion Central Middle School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Zion Central Middle School rose 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 91 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Zion Esd 6 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 549 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 91 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Zion Central Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
5
1
9
95
95
95
2015
10
2
9
94
95
94
2016
12
3
10
92
95
94
2017
16
11
11
91
94
94
2018
24
14
11
91
93
94

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