West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at Gard Elementary School rose to five percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a West Central Reporter 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 Beardstown CUSD 15 saw a chronic truancy rate of nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 490 students in the 2018-19 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 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	0	4	9
2016	0	4	10
2017	0	3	11
2018	4	5	11
2019	5	9	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	96	95	94
2016	96	96	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	95	95	94
2019	95	94	94