Peoria Standard

The truancy rate at Sterling Middle School fell to 29 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 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 23 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 424 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 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	29	22	10
2017	42	29	11
2018	43	33	11
2019	55	42	13
2020	29	23	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	92	94
2017	93	92	94
2018	93	92	94
2019	91	91	94
2020	95	94	95