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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 78.2 37.7 73.3 60.3 0.0
Female 74.3 42.0 76.2 71.4 0.0
Male 79.0 36.8 72.6 57.9 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 78.1 37.8 74.1 60.7 0.0
High Needs 78.2 37.7 73.3 60.3 0.0
LEP English language learner 75.8 41.1 80.0 72.0 0.0
Students with disabilities 78.5 37.1 73.0 60.0 0.0
African American/Black
Hispanic or Latino 77.1 39.7 76.2 64.4 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
White 81.7 31.8 72.7 45.5 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 65.7 33.8 70.9 70.9 0.0
Female 60.5 37.8 76.2 76.2 0.0
Male 66.8 32.9 69.8 69.8 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 65.1 34.4 71.2 71.2 0.0
High Needs 65.7 33.8 70.9 70.9 0.0
LEP English language learner 62.7 35.8 74.1 74.1 0.0
Students with disabilities 66.2 33.2 70.7 70.7 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 63.5 35.9 73.5 74.5 0.0
African American/Black
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
White 75.4 24.8 72.7 63.6 0.0

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