Will County Gazette

The truancy rate at Robert C. Hill Elementary School rose to 11 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Will County Gazette 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 Valley View CUSD 365u saw a chronic truancy rate of 22 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 725 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	1	14	10
2017	0	11	11
2018	0	11	11
2019	3	10	13
2020	11	22	10

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