Illinois Valley Times

The truancy rate at Lincoln Elementary School rose to nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 94 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 seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 491 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 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	3	6	9
2016	6	8	10
2017	6	6	11
2018	5	8	11
2019	9	7	13

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