The school's average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Meridian CUSD 223 saw a chronic truancy rate of four percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.
The school enrolled 342 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.
Highland Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Highland Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94 | 95 | 94 |
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
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