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Bradley Central Middle School reports 30% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Bradley Central Middle School rose to 30 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Bradley SD 61 saw a chronic truancy rate of 21 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 463 students in the 2017-18 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.

Bradley Central Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
4
5
9
94
95
95
2015
9
6
9
94
94
94
2016
10
8
10
94
95
94
2017
12
23
11
94
94
94
2018
30
21
11
95
94
94

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