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Isaac Singleton Elementary School reports 24% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Isaac Singleton Elementary School rose to 24 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Joliet PSD 86 saw a chronic truancy rate of 18 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 636 students in the 2016-17 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.

Isaac Singleton Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
16
15
10
95
94
94
2014
21
19
9
95
95
95
2015
25
19
9
94
94
94
2016
20
19
10
95
94
94
2017
24
18
11
94
94
94

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