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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 95.5 7.6 21.5 11.7 3.0
American Indian or Alaska Native 95.2 8.2 55.6 11.1 11.1
Asian 96.3 6.2 12.8 7.7 2.0
Black or African American 94.9 8.3 24.8 13.2 4.1
Hispanic or Latino 92.9 11.7 37.1 22.8 4.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 96.3 6.3 20.3 7.0 2.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 96.1 6.6 17.4 9.0 2.5
High Needs 93.7 10.4 31.6 18.6 5.0
English Learners 93.6 10.2 35.6 21.4 5.8
Economically Disadvantaged 93.0 11.7 35.5 21.8 5.9
Students with Disabilities 93.1 11.6 32.2 18.2 6.0
Female 96.0 6.6 18.4 9.4 2.5
Male 95.0 8.5 24.4 13.8 3.5


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 95.8 3.9 10.4 11.1 0.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 95.7 4.1 11.1 11.1 0.0
Asian 96.8 3.0 6.8 7.8 0.0
Black or African American 95.5 4.2 12.8 12.8 0.9
Hispanic or Latino 92.9 6.5 21.6 23.0 0.6
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 96.7 3.1 5.8 6.5 0.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 96.5 3.3 7.6 8.1 0.2
High Needs 93.9 5.7 17.5 18.8 0.6
English Learners 93.5 5.9 20.8 22.7 0.3
Economically Disadvantaged 93.0 6.5 20.7 22.1 0.7
Students with Disabilities 92.9 6.7 18.0 19.2 0.8
Female 96.4 3.4 8.7 9.0 0.1
Male 95.3 4.4 11.9 12.9 0.6

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