The school's average daily attendance rate was 97 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Arlington Heights SD 25 saw a chronic truancy rate of 0.2 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 846 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 97 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
South Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
South Middle School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2017 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2019 | 95 | 96 | 94 |
| 2020 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
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