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Student Attendance (2020-21)


The COVID 19 pandemic had a profound impact on the 2020-21 school year. Data reported below may have been affected by the pandemic. Please keep this in mind when reviewing the data, and take particular care when comparing data over multiple school years.

Please note that the attendance data in the report below reflects attendance reported by districts from the beginning of their school years until the last day of school.

Student Attendance (2020-21) - End of Year
Student Group Attendance Rate Average # of Absences Absent 10 or more days Chronically Absent (10% or more) Unexcused > 9 days
All Student 91.7 13.8 37.9 24.6 6.7
Female 92.4 12.7 33.8 23.4 6.8
Male 91.0 14.9 41.8 25.7 6.7
Economically Disadvantaged 84.8 25.1 63.1 47.0 17.9
High Needs 86.8 21.8 56.8 39.3 13.2
LEP English language learner 85.3 21.3 54.5 54.5 18.2
Students with disabilities 86.4 22.6 55.4 36.2 14.6
African American/Black 81.9 28.9 66.7 44.4 22.2
Asian 94.1 9.8 23.3 10.0 6.7
Hispanic or Latino 84.8 23.8 62.8 53.5 20.9
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 88.2 19.8 58.8 29.4 5.9
White 92.4 12.7 35.5 22.6 5.3


Please note that the attendance data in the report below reflects attendance reported by districts from the beginning of their school years until March 1, 2021.

Student Attendance (2020-21) - March
Student Group Attendance Rate Average # of Absences Absent 10 or more days Chronically Absent (10% or more) Unexcused > 9 days
All Student 92.1 7.9 23.8 23.9 1.1
Female 92.8 7.2 22.9 22.9 0.3
Male 91.3 8.6 24.6 24.9 1.9
Economically Disadvantaged 85.3 14.6 43.6 43.6 3.2
High Needs 87.4 12.6 38.9 38.9 2.8
LEP English language learner 84.1 15.7 50.0 50.0 10.0
Students with disabilities 86.5 13.5 40.5 40.5 5.3
African American/Black 81.2 18.8 52.9 52.9 0.0
Asian 95.1 4.9 10.0 10.0 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 83.5 16.3 48.8 48.8 4.9
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 88.7 11.3 29.4 29.4 0.0
White 92.9 7.1 21.8 22.0 1.0

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