Illinois Valley Times

The truancy rate at Shepherd Middle School fell to four percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Ottawa Esd 141 saw a chronic truancy rate of three percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 395 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 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	5	8	10
2017	5	6	11
2018	8	8	11
2019	9	7	13
2020	4	3	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	95	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	94	95	94
2019	94	94	94
2020	96	96	95