Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at West Elementary School rose to 21 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Zion Esd 6 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 459 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	0	2	9
2016	0.2	3	10
2017	9	11	11
2018	6	14	11
2019	21	21	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	95	94
2016	95	95	94
2017	94	94	94
2018	94	93	94
2019	93	94	94