Sangamon Sun

The truancy rate at Ridgely Elementary School rose to 30 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun 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 Springfield SD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 31 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 323 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	21	17	9
2016	14	14	10
2017	15	20	11
2018	17	16	11
2019	30	31	13

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