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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 88.7 18.4 57.7 40.7 14.0
Female 90.0 16.6 56.1 38.3 13.9
Male 87.5 20.0 59.2 42.9 14.1
Economically Disadvantaged 87.8 20.0 62.2 44.1 14.9
High Needs 88.3 19.1 60.3 42.9 14.6
LEP English language learner 88.4 18.8 62.5 47.1 14.0
Students with disabilities 84.1 26.0 75.6 62.8 23.3
African American/Black 92.1 12.7 46.3 23.9 13.4
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Hispanic or Latino 87.8 19.8 62.6 44.1 14.5
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 86.5 23.0 46.7 40.0 13.3
White 88.3 19.2 59.0 45.7 13.3


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 87.3 12.3 40.8 42.1 3.3
Male 86.1 13.4 47.3 48.4 2.7
Female 88.6 11.1 33.9 35.6 4.0
Economically Disadvantaged 86.1 13.5 45.4 46.4 3.3
High Needs 86.6 12.9 43.5 44.7 3.5
LEP English language learner 86.6 12.9 48.1 51.1 3.8
Students with disabilities 81.7 17.9 61.9 61.9 10.7
White 87.0 12.6 41.9 42.9 3.8
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 86.9 13.0 35.7 35.7 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 85.7 13.8 47.7 49.4 2.9
African American/Black 91.6 8.2 24.6 24.6 4.6

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