DeKalb Times

The truancy rate at Tyler Elementary School fell to 13 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 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Dekalb CUSD 428 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 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	7	10	10
2017	6	6	11
2018	20	9	11
2019	23	19	13
2020	13	13	10

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