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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 Students 88.4 19.3 58.8 44.0 20.3
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 92.8 12.0 48.0 28.0 0.0
Black or African American 88.3 19.2 56.1 36.4 13.6
Hispanic or Latino 85.5 23.5 73.9 60.5 27.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 82.6 28.4 62.9 51.4 31.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 89.2 18.2 55.6 40.7 19.1
High Needs 85.4 24.3 70.1 56.5 28.6
English Learners 82.3 27.7 80.8 71.7 46.5
Economically Disadvantaged 84.2 26.1 73.2 60.5 30.8
Students with Disabilities 85.5 24.5 70.3 53.9 35.5
Female 89.0 18.5 54.9 41.1 18.5
Male 87.9 20.1 62.7 46.8 22.1


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 Students 87.6 12.3 44.3 44.6 6.5
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 92.1 7.6 32.0 32.0 0.0
Black or African American 87.8 12.0 36.9 36.9 3.1
Hispanic or Latino 83.6 16.0 59.3 59.7 12.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 82.1 17.3 51.4 54.3 8.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 88.6 11.4 41.4 41.5 5.3
High Needs 84.2 15.6 56.3 56.4 10.2
English Learners 79.9 18.8 72.2 72.2 32.0
Economically Disadvantaged 82.8 16.9 60.7 60.9 11.9
Students with Disabilities 84.9 15.0 54.3 54.3 11.3
Female 88.5 11.4 40.4 40.6 6.0
Male 86.7 13.1 48.0 48.6 7.0

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