Attendance
McCabe Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for McCabe Elementary in El Centro, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
7
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled1,122
Chronically absent82
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
1,122
Students enrolled
7%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
82
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 1,122 | 82 | 7% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 1,179 | 130 | 11% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 1,312 | 103 | 8% |
| 2020 | crdc | 1,164 | 0 | 0% |
| 2017 | crdc | 1,164 | 4 | 0% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 1,109 | 103 | 9% |
| all | 1,164 | 82 | 7% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
1,122
Students eligible to attend
1,010
Students with an absence
8.5
Average days absent
8,568
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 67.0% | |
| Unexcused | 32.4% | |
| Out of school suspension | 0.6% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 0.1% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic/Latino | 981 | 893 | 8.7 | 66.2% | 33.1% |
| Male | 590 | 535 | 8.4 | 65.8% | 33.2% |
| Female | 532 | 475 | 8.6 | 68.4% | 31.4% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 508 | 469 | 9.9 | 62.1% | 37.1% |
| English Learner | 149 | 139 | 9.8 | 59.1% | 40.5% |
| Children with disabilities | 138 | 130 | 10.3 | 61.4% | 38.4% |
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 91 | 83 | 7.0 | 75.6% | 24.4% |
| Asian | 23 | 12 | 5.4 | 58.5% | 33.8% |
| Not Reported | 16 | 14 | 7.8 | 78.9% | 21.1% |
Sources: school_attendance (state attendance trend), school_chronic_absence (EDFacts subgroup chronic absence).
Also on this page: school_absence_reasons (state absence by reason, all students and subgroups).