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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 74.1 41.5 77.0 67.7 0.0
Female 76.0 38.6 75.7 62.1 0.0
Male 72.8 43.3 77.8 71.5 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 71.1 46.2 80.9 73.2 0.0
High Needs 72.5 44.0 79.1 70.6 0.0
LEP English language learner 69.8 48.1 76.0 72.0 0.0
Students with disabilities 70.8 47.4 83.5 76.5 0.0
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Hispanic or Latino 71.3 46.4 80.6 68.9 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
White 83.0 27.4 61.5 53.8 0.0
African American/Black 75.9 38.1 75.0 67.7 0.0


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 72.1 26.4 68.0 69.3 66.0
Female 74.7 24.1 61.0 63.0 59.0
Male 70.4 27.9 72.7 73.4 70.6
Economically Disadvantaged 68.8 29.5 73.0 74.2 70.2
High Needs 70.3 28.1 72.5 73.4 70.0
LEP English language learner 66.4 31.6 66.7 70.8 62.5
Students with disabilities 67.6 30.5 78.8 80.0 75.3
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino 69.5 28.8 69.3 70.3 67.3
African American/Black 73.5 25.2 68.9 69.7 66.4
Asian
American Indian or Alaskan Native
White 83.5 15.3 46.2 53.8 46.2

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