Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Gavin South Middle School fell to three percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Gavin SD 37 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 341 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	14	10	10
2017	16	13	11
2018	18	12	11
2019	4	6	13
2020	3	4	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	94	94
2017	94	94	94
2018	93	94	94
2019	94	95	94
2020	96	95	95