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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 90.4 15.4 46.2 32.3 6.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 93.6 10.6 30.0 18.5 1.7
Black or African American 91.9 12.6 37.6 28.9 5.1
Hispanic or Latino 88.7 18.0 54.5 39.8 8.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 90.1 16.0 48.2 30.8 7.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 93.1 11.0 32.5 19.7 4.3
High Needs 89.1 17.4 52.3 37.3 7.7
English Learners 87.5 19.9 62.1 45.2 10.5
Economically Disadvantaged 88.7 18.0 54.3 38.9 8.0
Students with Disabilities 87.6 19.9 54.3 39.2 11.2
Female 91.3 13.9 43.3 29.4 5.8
Male 89.5 16.7 48.8 34.8 7.3


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 Students 90.8 9.1 30.2 28.9 0.4
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 93.8 6.3 20.7 20.3 0.4
Black or African American 91.6 8.1 27.0 27.0 0.6
Hispanic or Latino 89.2 10.8 36.9 35.1 0.3
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 90.7 9.3 30.1 27.4 0.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 93.6 6.4 18.4 18.1 0.7
High Needs 89.5 10.4 34.7 33.3 0.6
English Learners 88.2 11.7 41.5 39.9 0.1
Economically Disadvantaged 89.1 10.8 36.2 34.8 0.6
Students with Disabilities 87.8 12.1 38.4 37.6 1.9
Female 91.9 8.1 26.9 25.2 0.3
Male 89.8 10.1 33.3 32.3 0.6

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