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Piedmont Schools' Truancy Rate Well Below State Average
Absenteeism that plagues other districts in the East Bay is not a serious problem in Piedmont.
Less than 5 percent of Piedmont public school students were reported as truant during the past school year, according to information released by the state superintendent's office.
The district's 4.5 percent rate is well below both the state and the county average.
Truancy is defined as any student who misses 30 minutes or more of class time without a valid excuse at least three times in one school year.
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The highest rate in the district was found at which recorded a 17.4 percent rate.
Piedmont High was listed at 6 percent and other schools were below that level.
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Below is a table from data gleaned from the state superintendent's website. You can view data on suspensions, expulsions and truancy for each individual school here.
School Enrollment Truants Truancy Rate Beach Elementary 327 12 3.7 Havens Elementary 501 18 3.6 Millennium High Alternative 86 15 17.4 Piedmont High 788 47 6 Piedmont Middle 593 13 2.2 Wildwood Elementary 322 10 3.1 Piedmont District Total 2,584 115 4.5 Alameda County Total 33.9 California Total 28.5Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
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