The school's average daily attendance rate was 97 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 two percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.
The school enrolled 357 students in the 2019-20 school year, and average daily attendance was at 97 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 95 percent.
Highland Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Highland Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 96 | 94 |
| 2020 | 97 | 96 | 95 |
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