Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Lyon Magnet Elementary School fell to 17 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Waukegan CUSD 60 saw a chronic truancy rate of 38 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 495 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	15	19	9
2016	12	18	10
2017	13	25	11
2018	23	24	11
2019	17	38	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	96	93	94
2016	95	94	94
2017	94	92	94
2018	94	93	94
2019	94	91	94