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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 92.7 11.6 37.9 22.2 0.0
Female 93.6 10.6 34.8 17.0 0.0
Male 92.0 12.5 40.4 26.5 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 88.1 18.9 65.9 41.5 0.0
High Needs 89.0 17.3 60.1 37.0 0.0
LEP English language learner
Students with disabilities 85.9 21.2 51.5 39.4 0.0
African American/Black 90.6 15.4 36.4 18.2 0.0
Asian 93.3 10.8 25.0 12.5 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 88.8 17.5 58.0 34.8 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 97.3 4.2 9.1 9.1 0.0
White 94.4 9.1 31.9 18.4 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 93.1 6.4 20.0 21.2 0.0
Female 93.9 5.8 17.0 17.0 0.0
Male 92.4 6.9 22.6 24.8 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 87.6 11.3 38.3 40.8 0.0
High Needs 88.8 10.2 34.1 36.3 0.0
LEP English language learner
Students with disabilities 85.8 12.9 25.8 25.8 0.0
African American/Black 90.5 8.7 18.2 18.2 0.0
Asian 94.1 5.3 12.5 12.5 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 88.2 10.7 37.3 40.3 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 97.7 2.1 0.0 9.1 0.0
White 95.1 4.6 14.3 14.3 0.0

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