Chambana Sun

The truancy rate at Southwest Elementary School fell to 18 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 Danville CCSD 118 saw a chronic truancy rate of 25 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 570 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	12	16	10
2017	5	18	11
2018	14	19	11
2019	27	42	13
2020	18	25	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	92	94
2017	94	92	94
2018	93	91	94
2019	94	90	94
2020	95	93	95