Peoria Standard

The truancy rate at Thomas Jefferson Primary School rose to 24 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Peoria Standard 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 Peoria SD 150 saw a chronic truancy rate of 42 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 420 students in the 2018-19 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	8	18	9
2016	12	22	10
2017	19	29	11
2018	22	33	11
2019	24	42	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	92	94
2016	94	92	94
2017	93	92	94
2018	93	92	94
2019	94	91	94