Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Mark Denman Elementary School rose to 40 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 92 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 680 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 92 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	16	12	9
2016	44	16	10
2017	21	18	11
2018	20	19	11
2019	40	42	13

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