Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Dr Howard Elementary School fell to 16 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Champaign CUSD 4 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 306 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	13	11	10
2017	16	12	11
2018	17	14	11
2019	22	14	13
2020	16	10	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	93	94
2017	93	93	94
2018	94	93	94
2019	94	93	94
2020	95	95	95