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Monday, December 23, 2024

Mark W. Bills Middle School reports 25% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Mark W. Bills Middle School rose to 25 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 93 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 33 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 227 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Mark W. Bills Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
16
27
9
94
92
95
2015
10
18
9
94
92
94
2016
9
22
10
94
92
94
2017
13
29
11
95
92
94
2018
25
33
11
93
92
94

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