DATA POINT
Consistent attendance in kindergarten can help children reach early academic milestones and strengthen their social-emotional skills.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Absenses-Add-Up_September-3rd-2014.pdf

DATA POINT
Students who attend school regularly are more likely to master reading by third grade, a key indicator of future academic success.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ASR-Mini-Report-Attendance-Readiness-and-Third-Grade-Outcomes-7-8-11.pdf 

DATA POINTS
Improved attendance in the early and middle grades strongly correlates with a student’s high school success — even more so than their test scores.

By the time a student completes sixth grade, consistent school attendance becomes the most accurate predictor of high school graduation and future success.

http://www.baltimore-berc.org/pdfs/SixthGradeEWIFullReport.pdf

DATA POINT
Children who take the school bus to school have fewer absences and lower likelihoods of being chronically absent.

https://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default+domain/YxcEPIK6rCrPSzdSRfnA/full 

DATA POINT
By ninth grade, regular attendance becomes a better indicator of a student’s chance of high-school graduation than their eighth-grade test scores.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mapping- the-Early-Attendance-Gap_Final-4.pdf 

DATA POINT
Student attendance improves when families are welcome, supported, and understand what their children are learning in school.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Epstein-Sheldon- Present-and-Accounted-For-2002.pdf 

DATA POINT
When a student enrolls in a visual arts, performing arts, or a music course, their school attendance also improves.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Arts-Advantage-Impacts-of-Arts-Education-on-Boston-Students-fullstudy.pdf 

DATA POINT
Students who participated in extracurricular activities showed a significant decrease in absences as compared to the students who did not participate.

https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-extracurricular-advantage

DATA POINT
Consistent attendance is crucial for students to develop soft skills necessary for future educational and career success.

https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Business-Leaders-case-statement-071422.pdf