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Washington Dual Language Academy reports 3% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Washington Dual Language Academy fell to 3 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 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Maywood-melrose Park-Broadview 89 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 212 students in the 2016-17 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.

Washington Dual Language Academy chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
36
24
10
94
95
94
2014
30
23
9
94
95
95
2015
12
17
9
95
95
94
2016
5
13
10
96
96
94
2017
3
10
11
96
94
94

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