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Washington Middle School reports 2% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Washington Middle School rose to two 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 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Washington SD 52 saw a chronic truancy rate of one percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 475 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Washington Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
201510.49
20162110
20171111
20181111
20192113

Washington Middle School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

YearSchoolDistrictState
2015969694
2016969694
2017969694
2018969694
2019969894

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