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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 49.3 38.0 45.9
Female 88.2 19.4 47.8 39.8 44.2
Male 89.2 17.3 50.9 36.2 47.4
Economically Disadvantaged 86.3 22.2 60.3 47.7 56.9
High Needs 86.7 21.5 59.0 45.9 55.2
LEP English language learner 91.3 13.0 57.1 47.6 47.6
Students with disabilities 88.1 18.8 59.6 44.7 57.4
African American/Black 79.0 33.3 66.7 58.3 66.7
Asian
Hispanic or Latino 83.9 25.6 71.1 55.3 69.7
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 87.4 21.4 42.9 42.9 42.9
White 92.2 12.8 36.1 26.3 30.8


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 88.3 11.0 34.8 36.1 32.2
Male 88.9 10.5 33.3 34.2 31.6
Female 87.8 11.5 36.3 38.1 32.7
Economically Disadvantaged 85.7 13.4 43.5 45.3 40.0
High Needs 86.2 12.9 41.9 43.6 38.5
LEP English language learner 91.7 7.3 38.1 42.9 23.8
Students with disabilities 87.3 11.9 39.5 39.5 39.5
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 85.3 14.3 42.9 42.9 42.9
White 92.3 7.4 25.0 25.8 21.2
Hispanic or Latino 83.1 15.6 47.4 50.0 46.1
African American/Black 78.2 21.2 63.6 63.6 63.6
Asian

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