West Cook News

The truancy rate at Proviso Math and Science Academy fell to 0 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 92 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Proviso Twp HSD 209 saw a chronic truancy rate of 34 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 834 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	1	21	10
2017	0.3	20	11
2018	0.1	20	11
2019	1	46	13
2020	0	34	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	82	94
2017	95	83	94
2018	95	82	94
2019	96	86	94
2020	92	83	95