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Edwin A. Lee Elementary School reports 27% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Edwin A. Lee Elementary School rose to 27 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 89 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Springfield SD 186 saw a chronic truancy rate of 20 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 244 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Edwin A. Lee Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
0.0
3
10
92
93
94
2014
9
6
9
90
93
95
2015
24
17
9
90
92
94
2016
23
14
10
90
93
94
2017
27
20
11
89
92
94

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