Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at South View Upper Elementary School rose to 48 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 701 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	26	12	9
2016	20	16	10
2017	18	18	11
2018	24	19	11
2019	48	42	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	90	92	94
2016	89	92	94
2017	93	92	94
2018	92	91	94
2019	92	90	94