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Oakton Elementary School reports 21% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Oakton Elementary School rose to 21 percent during the 2017-18 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 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 406 students in the 2017-18 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.

Oakton Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
15
8
9
96
96
95
2015
21
10
9
95
95
94
2016
17
9
10
95
96
94
2017
15
10
11
95
95
94
2018
21
10
11
95
95
94

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