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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 93.4 11.2 34.7 20.7 23.7
Female 94.4 9.5 31.2 16.0 18.6
Male 91.0 15.2 42.9 31.6 35.7
Economically Disadvantaged 92.9 11.9 37.3 22.0 25.8
High Needs 92.9 11.9 37.5 22.0 25.4
LEP English language learner 93.5 10.9 39.4 15.2 15.2
Students with disabilities 90.7 15.7 52.0 28.0 30.7
African American/Black 91.9 13.7 35.8 26.4 32.1
Asian
Hispanic or Latino 93.3 11.4 35.1 18.9 21.9
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 94.4 9.5 33.3 33.3 33.3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White 95.3 7.5 32.5 22.5 22.5


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 95.4 4.6 13.7 14.0 7.9
Male 93.4 6.6 20.4 21.4 12.2
Female 96.3 3.7 10.9 10.9 6.1
Economically Disadvantaged 95.1 4.9 14.4 14.8 8.8
High Needs 95.1 4.9 14.6 14.9 8.7
LEP English language learner 94.9 5.1 6.1 6.1 6.1
Students with disabilities 92.6 7.3 23.6 23.6 15.3
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 95.2 4.8 16.7 16.7 16.7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
African American/Black 94.1 5.9 19.2 19.2 17.3
White 96.6 3.2 10.0 12.5 2.5
Asian
Hispanic or Latino 95.5 4.5 13.2 13.2 6.6

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