Analytics & Insights

Attendance - Trends

# of Currently Enrolled Students

This metric block provides a count of all students who are actively enrolled in the Student Information System as of the end of the day yesterday. Click the number to display the list of students. Only active students are included when drilling into the metric. 

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Column Label / Definition

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# Students

The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once.


Absent in Last 5 School Days

This metric block provides a count of all students who have at least one absence code within the last five school days as of the end of the day yesterday. Click the number to display the list of students. All students with absence activity in the specified time frame are displayed when drilling into the metric, even if their current status is inactive.

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Column Label / Definition

Measure


# Students

The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once.


Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.


Absent Yesterday

This metric block provides a count of all students who have at least one absence code for the previous school day. Click the number to display the list of students. 

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Column Label / Definition

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Absence Reason

The primary reason for the absence.  The primary reason is the one assigned if both morning & afternoon absence reasons matched, or if only a single reason was assigned for the morning or afternoon, or the morning reason if morning & afternoon reasons differ.  If a class spans 2 or 3 periods it will typically have 2 or 3 absence entries (one for each period) and the reason could potentially vary and the primary reason would be the most cited one.  Typical values include Unexcused, Medical, Athletic, NA (Not Applicable), etc.  Reasons can (and often do) vary by School.


Measure


# Students

The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once.


Last 5 Days Attendance 

This metric block provides the average attendance of all students who have been enrolled at any point within the last five school days as of the end of the day yesterday. Click the number to display the list of students included in the average as well as their individual attendance percentage over that time frame. All students with enrollment activity in the specified time frame are displayed when drilling into the metric, even if their current status is inactive.

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Column Label / Definition

Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.


Last 30 Days Attendance 

This metric block provides the average attendance of all students who have been enrolled at any point within the last 30 school days as of the end of the day yesterday. Click the number to display the list of students included in the average as well as their individual attendance percentage over that time frame. All students with enrollment activity in the specified time frame are displayed when drilling into the metric, even if their current status is inactive.

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Column Label / Definition

Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.


Year-to-date Attendance

This metric block provides the average attendance of all students who have been enrolled at any point during this school year as of the end of the day yesterday. Click the number to display the list of students included in the average as well as their individual attendance percentage over that time frame. All students with enrollment activity in the specified time frame are displayed when drilling into the metric, even if their current status is inactive.

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Column Label / Definition

Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.


What is the Attendance for Each Student Race?

Type

Column Label / Definition

Dimension


Ethnicity

The student's primary racial background: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, Unknown/Unspecified, White.


Measure


# Students

The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once.


Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.


What are the Most Frequent Absence Types?

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Column Label / Definition

Dimension


Absence Reason

The primary reason for the absence.  The primary reason is the one assigned if both morning & afternoon absence reasons matched, or if only a single reason was assigned for the morning or afternoon, or the morning reason if morning & afternoon reasons differ.  If a class spans 2 or 3 periods it will typically have 2 or 3 absence entries (one for each period) and the reason could potentially vary and the primary reason would be the most cited one.  Typical values include Unexcused, Medical, Athletic, NA (Not Applicable), etc.  Reasons can (and often do) vary by School.


Measure


# Days



Measure


# Students

The unique count of students. Each student is counted only once.


What are the Most Frequent Attendance Codes for Period Absences?

The number of period absences by absence codes for the current year.

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Column Label / Definition

Dimension


Attendance Period



Dimension

Absence Reason

The primary reason for the absence. If a class spans 2 or 3 periods it will typically have 2 or 3 absence entries (one for each period) and the reason could potentially vary. Typical values include: Unexcused, Medical, Athletic, NA (Not Applicable), etc. Reasons can (and often do) vary by School.

Measure

# Period Absences

Is Student Attendance Improving Week Over Week?

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Column Label / Definition

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Week

(METADATA) - The number of the instructional week in the calendar of the district or school (1,2,3…). Typically values 1 through 36 or 40 and set to 0 for days that are not included in a defined instructional week.




Year

The school year for the related school. 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, etc. Note that dates outside the defined school year are set to School Year of 0.


Measure


% Attendance

Total number of days attended divided by the total possible days of attendance.