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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 95.5 7.5 18.4 12.0 18.4
Female 96.7 5.4 16.8 8.2 16.8
Male 94.6 8.8 19.4 14.4 19.4
Economically Disadvantaged 92.7 11.7 28.7 20.2 28.7
High Needs 93.8 10.0 24.3 17.0 24.3
LEP English language learner 90.7 15.5 33.6 29.3 33.6
Students with disabilities 90.7 14.9 31.0 26.1 31.0
African American/Black 92.4 12.5 26.2 20.2 26.2
Asian 96.5 5.7 15.6 8.9 15.6
Hispanic or Latino 94.5 8.8 20.2 13.2 20.2
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 96.0 6.6 25.6 12.8 25.6
White 96.5 5.8 14.7 9.4 14.7


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 93.2 6.8 17.1 16.4 0.0
Male 91.7 8.3 19.9 19.9 0.0
Female 95.4 4.6 12.9 11.1 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 88.6 11.2 30.2 29.3 0.0
High Needs 90.3 9.6 25.1 24.3 0.0
LEP English language learner 85.1 15.0 36.2 35.2 0.0
Students with disabilities 85.0 14.8 36.8 36.8 0.0
African American/Black 88.3 11.7 25.9 25.9 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 94.7 5.2 15.8 13.2 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 91.6 8.3 21.9 21.9 0.0
Asian 92.9 6.9 17.8 15.6 0.0
White 95.0 5.0 12.8 12.0 0.0

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