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Thomas Edison Elementary School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Thomas Edison Elementary School rose to 12 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 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Skokie SD 69 saw a chronic truancy rate of 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 540 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Thomas Edison Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
3
3
10
96
95
94
2014
5
5
9
96
95
95
2015
9
8
9
95
95
94
2016
7
7
10
95
95
94
2017
12
11
11
93
93
94

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