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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 89.1 17.9 58.2 38.0 19.5
Female 89.2 17.8 58.2 35.4 17.6
Male 89.0 17.9 58.2 40.6 21.5
Economically Disadvantaged 87.7 20.1 65.1 42.6 22.5
High Needs 88.1 19.4 62.7 41.1 22.0
LEP English language learner 88.9 17.9 58.9 42.3 23.3
Students with disabilities 85.6 23.3 67.3 45.3 28.7
African American/Black 87.9 19.2 65.5 41.4 24.1
Asian 95.1 8.2 28.9 10.5 7.9
Hispanic or Latino 87.3 20.6 64.1 47.9 25.3
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 85.7 22.5 64.8 49.3 19.7
White 90.5 15.7 54.7 30.9 15.8


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 88.4 11.4 38.2 38.8 7.5
Female 88.1 11.6 37.6 37.9 6.5
Male 88.7 11.1 38.8 39.7 8.6
Economically Disadvantaged 86.8 13.0 43.5 43.5 9.0
High Needs 87.2 12.5 42.3 42.3 8.6
LEP English language learner 87.1 12.5 44.6 44.6 10.8
Students with disabilities 84.2 15.7 47.4 47.4 12.4
African American/Black 85.9 13.4 50.0 50.0 12.1
Asian 95.3 4.6 16.2 16.2 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 86.4 13.3 44.7 44.7 11.5
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 84.3 14.8 43.5 49.3 10.1
White 90.3 9.6 32.8 32.8 4.1

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