Galesburg Reporter

The truancy rate at West Central Elementary School fell to six percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Galesburg Reporter 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 West Central CUSD 235 saw a chronic truancy rate of 12 percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 325 students in the 2018-19 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 94 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2015	3	6	9
2016	8	8	10
2017	9	9	11
2018	12	12	11
2019	6	12	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	94	94
2016	94	94	94
2017	95	93	94
2018	95	93	94
2019	95	93	94