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Long Beach Elementary School reports 17% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Long Beach Elementary School rose to 17 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The CUSD 308 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 541 students in the 2017-18 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 94 percent.

Long Beach Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
3
2
9
96
96
95
2015
5
4
9
95
95
94
2016
3
4
10
96
95
94
2017
4
5
11
95
95
94
2018
17
10
11
96
96
94

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