Lake County Gazette

The truancy rate at Gavin Central Elementary School fell to five 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 95 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 478 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	7	10	10
2017	10	13	11
2018	7	12	11
2019	8	6	13
2020	5	4	10

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