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Sherlock Elementary School reports 11% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Sherlock Elementary School fell to 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Cicero SD 99 saw a chronic truancy rate of 6 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 235 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Sherlock Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
7
11
10
95
96
94
2014
8
12
9
96
95
95
2015
5
13
9
95
95
94
2016
12
12
10
95
96
94
2017
11
6
11
94
95
94

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