The truancy rate at Washington Middle School rose to 62 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 87 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 638 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 87 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.
Washington Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | 17 | 9 |
| 2016 | 33 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 51 | 20 | 11 |
| 2018 | 37 | 16 | 11 |
| 2019 | 62 | 31 | 13 |
Washington Middle School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89 | 92 | 94 |
| 2016 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| 2017 | 87 | 92 | 94 |
| 2018 | 86 | 92 | 94 |
| 2019 | 87 | 91 | 94 |
