West Central Reporter

The truancy rate at West Central Middle School fell to three percent during the 2019-20 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 West Central CUSD 235 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 150 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	4	8	10
2017	4	9	11
2018	11	12	11
2019	10	12	13
2020	3	4	10

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