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Irving Elementary School reports 14% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Irving Elementary School rose to 14 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Rock Island Today 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 Kewanee CUSD 229 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 239 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.

Irving Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend

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Irving Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend

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