The truancy rate at James R. Wood Elementary School fell to 0 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The school’s average daily attendance rate was 98 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Somonauk CUSD 432 saw a chronic truancy rate of 0.3 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 304 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 98 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
James R. Wood Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 |
James R. Wood Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2017 | 97 | 97 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2020 | 98 | 97 | 95 |
