The school's average daily attendance rate was 89 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The East Maine SD 63 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 501 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 89 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
V.H. Nelson Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
V.H. Nelson Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2020 | 89 | 91 | 95 |
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