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Haven Middle School reports 16% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Haven Middle School rose to 16 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Evanston CCSD 65 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 833 students in the 2016-17 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 94 percent.

Haven Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
10
8
10
95
96
94
2014
7
8
9
96
96
95
2015
11
10
9
95
95
94
2016
10
9
10
96
96
94
2017
16
10
11
95
95
94

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