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River Grove Elementary School reports 13% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at River Grove 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 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The River Grove SD 85-5 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 717 students in the 2017-18 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.

River Grove Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
7
7
9
96
96
95
2015
2
2
9
95
95
94
2016
1
1
10
95
95
94
2017
12
12
11
94
94
94
2018
13
13
11
94
94
94

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