Kankakee Times

The truancy rate at Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School fell to 44 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The school's average daily attendance rate was 93 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Pembroke CCSD 259 saw a chronic truancy rate of 44 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 203 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 93 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	3	9
2016	1	1	10
2017	1	1	11
2018	67	67	11
2019	44	44	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	96	96	94
2016	94	94	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	91	91	94
2019	93	93	94