Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Southwest Elementary School rose to 27 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Danville CCSD 118 saw a chronic truancy rate of 42 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 496 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	17	12	9
2016	12	16	10
2017	5	18	11
2018	14	19	11
2019	27	42	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	94	92	94
2016	94	92	94
2017	94	92	94
2018	93	91	94
2019	94	90	94