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Franklin Primary School reports 26% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Franklin Primary School rose to 26 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Peoria Standard 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 Peoria SD 150 saw a chronic truancy rate of 29 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 427 students in the 2016-17 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.

Franklin Primary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
28
25
10
93
92
94
2014
24
27
9
93
92
95
2015
13
18
9
93
92
94
2016
20
22
10
94
92
94
2017
26
29
11
94
92
94

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