Attendance
Willard Middle — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Willard Middle in Berkeley, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
9
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled606
Chronically absent54
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
606
Students enrolled
9%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
54
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 606 | 54 | 9% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 589 | 64 | 11% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 634 | 13 | 2% |
| 2020 | crdc | 578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2017 | crdc | 578 | 6 | 1% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 596 | 13 | 2% |
| all | 578 | 51 | 9% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
606
Students eligible to attend
545
Students with an absence
8.4
Average days absent
4,556
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 70.8% | |
| Unexcused | 27.5% | |
| Out of school suspension | 1.7% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 0.0% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 301 | 271 | 7.4 | 70.0% | 29.6% |
| Female | 299 | 268 | 9.3 | 71.3% | 25.9% |
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 269 | 246 | 7.6 | 75.3% | 24.4% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 179 | 161 | 10.6 | 63.4% | 33.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 120 | 110 | 9.4 | 70.9% | 27.1% |
| Children with disabilities | 90 | 82 | 12.5 | 65.6% | 31.6% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 88 | 80 | 8.6 | 76.1% | 23.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) African American | 64 | 57 | 10.3 | 52.3% | 39.7% |
| Asian | 58 | 45 | 7.0 | 65.8% | 33.2% |
| English Learner | 23 | 20 | 8.1 | 51.2% | 47.5% |
| Homeless | 18 | 18 | 17.4 | 67.1% | 25.2% |
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).