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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 86.4 23.9 66.7 61.1 0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 91.7 14.2 54.5 45.5 0.0
Black or African American 88.1 20.5 66.7 58.3 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 81.6 32.9 81.6 77.6 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 82.0 31.3 80.8 76.9 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 86.9 23.0 64.8 59.1 0.0
High Needs 83.2 29.3 75.5 69.7 0.0
English Learners
Economically Disadvantaged 82.9 29.9 77.2 71.2 0.0
Students with Disabilities 82.5 30.8 75.2 67.5 0.0
Female 87.1 22.9 65.8 60.1 0.0
Male 85.7 25.0 67.7 62.3 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 Students 82.2 19.0 65.6 64.9 0.0
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 85.0 15.7 54.5 54.5 0.0
Black or African American 82.7 18.4 66.7 66.7 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 77.7 24.1 81.6 81.6 0.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 79.8 21.4 73.1 73.1 0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White 82.7 18.5 63.9 63.0 0.0
High Needs 79.0 22.4 74.0 73.2 0.0
English Learners
Economically Disadvantaged 78.5 22.9 75.4 74.8 0.0
Students with Disabilities 79.5 22.0 70.9 70.3 0.0
Female 82.5 18.7 66.0 65.7 0.0
Male 81.7 19.4 65.5 64.3 0.0

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