Attendance
Post Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Post Elementary in Westminster, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
7
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled351
Chronically absent25
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
351
Students enrolled
7%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
25
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 351 | 25 | 7% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 370 | 51 | 14% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 431 | 27 | 6% |
| 2020 | crdc | 358 | 0 | 0% |
| 2017 | crdc | 358 | 3 | 1% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 338 | 27 | 8% |
| all | 358 | 30 | 8% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
351
Students eligible to attend
318
Students with an absence
7.9
Average days absent
2,499
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 84.8% | |
| Unexcused | 15.0% | |
| Out of school suspension | 0.2% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economically Disadvantaged | 285 | 263 | 8.0 | 84.3% | 15.6% |
| Asian | 215 | 187 | 6.7 | 83.5% | 16.2% |
| Male | 181 | 163 | 8.0 | 85.6% | 14.2% |
| Female | 170 | 155 | 7.7 | 83.9% | 15.9% |
| English Learner | 124 | 115 | 7.6 | 83.8% | 16.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 117 | 114 | 9.5 | 85.9% | 13.9% |
| Children with disabilities | 35 | 32 | 10.5 | 82.4% | 17.6% |
| Homeless | 13 | 12 | 8.6 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 11 | 10 | 8.9 | 89.9% | 10.1% |
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).