Overall Chronic Absenteeism by Grade, RI Statewide
Related Indicators for page Chronic Absenteeism in Kindergarten: Page 7:
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% Low Absenteeism [0% to <5%] (no min)
% students who were absent less than 5% of days enrolled
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% Moderately Absent [5% to <10%] (no min)
% students moderately absent, or absent from school between 5% and 10% of the days they were enrolled
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% Chronically Absent [10% to <20%] (no min)
% students who were absent from school between 10% and 20% of days enrolled
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% Excessively Absent [20%+] (no min)
% students who were absent from school 20% or more of days enrolled
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% Low or Moderately Absent [0% to <10%] (no min)
% students who were absent from school less than 10% of days enrolled
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% Chronically Absent [10%+] (no min)
% students who were absent from school 10% or more of days enrolled
Both kindergarten and 9th grade, years when students start elementary or high school, stand out as highly vulnerable to absenteeism.
The time slider reveals that the overall pattern of CA holds true from year to year. Note also that the timeslider reveals that the problem of CA has gotten slightly better over the years, even as the overall pattern of grade-by-grade absenteeism has stayed consistent.
View as stacked bar chart by school district.
View the data story on High School and College Persistence to follow a cohort of CA 9th graders.
