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Garfield Elementary School reports 2% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Garfield Elementary School rose to two percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Forest Park SD 91 saw a chronic truancy rate of eight percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 200 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Garfield Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Garfield Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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