Grundy Reporter

The truancy rate at Gardner Elementary School fell to five percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Grundy 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 Gardner CCSD 72c saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.

The school enrolled 176 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.

Year	School	District	State
2015	4	4	9
2016	20	20	10
2017	3	3	11
2018	6	6	11
2019	5	5	13

Year	School	District	State
2015	95	95	94
2016	95	95	94
2017	96	96	94
2018	96	96	94
2019	96	96	94