Kankakee Times

The truancy rate at Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School fell to 22 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Kankakee Times 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 Pembroke CCSD 259 saw a chronic truancy rate of 22 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 177 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	1	1	10
2017	1	1	11
2018	67	67	11
2019	44	44	13
2020	22	22	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	94	94	94
2017	95	95	94
2018	91	91	94
2019	93	93	94
2020	95	95	95