Galesburg Reporter

The truancy rate at Nielson Elementary School fell to five percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Galesburg Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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 Galesburg CUSD 205 saw a chronic truancy rate of 10 percent during the 2019-20 school year, while the statewide rate was 10 percent.

The school enrolled 385 students in the 2019-20 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 95 percent.

Year	School	District	State
2016	12	4	10
2017	10	14	11
2018	21	19	11
2019	18	17	13
2020	5	10	10

Year	School	District	State
2016	95	94	94
2017	94	93	94
2018	94	93	94
2019	94	93	94
2020	96	95	95