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 East St Louis SD 189 saw a chronic truancy rate of 51 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 453 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.
James Avant Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 | 11 |
| 2018 | 62 | 84 | 11 |
| 2019 | 63 | 82 | 13 |
| 2020 | 20 | 51 | 10 |
James Avant Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 92 | 85 | 94 |
| 2017 | 90 | 86 | 94 |
| 2018 | 90 | 85 | 94 |
| 2019 | 91 | 86 | 94 |
| 2020 | 95 | 89 | 95 |
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