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Daniel Burnham Elementary School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Daniel Burnham Elementary School rose to 13 percent during the 2017-18 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 Cicero SD 99 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 950 students in the 2017-18 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.

Daniel Burnham Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
13
12
9
96
95
95
2015
12
13
9
96
95
94
2016
12
12
10
96
96
94
2017
5
6
11
95
95
94
2018
13
14
11
96
95
94

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