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Little Fort Elementary School reports 17% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Little Fort Elementary School rose to 17 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 95 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 484 students in the 2017-18 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 94 percent.

Little Fort Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
13
17
9
95
94
95
2015
15
19
9
94
93
94
2016
16
18
10
95
94
94
2017
11
25
11
94
92
94
2018
17
24
11
95
93
94

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