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Report: 49 percent of 2015 East High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 70 percent of East High School seniors graduated on time, 49 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Class of 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 46 percent of East students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 70 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 53 percent.

Of the 49 percent of East graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 10 percent took them in reading, while 36 percent took remedial courses in math and 29 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
SD U-46
Elgin
Larkin High School
74.3%
64.8%
SD U-46
Elgin
Elgin High School
79.6%
58.1%
SD U-46
Streamwood
Streamwood High School
89.7%
55.8%
SD U-46
South Elgin
South Elgin High School
92.0%
53.7%
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Dundee-Crown High School
88.2%
50.2%
Aurora East USD 131
Aurora
East High School
69.5%
49.4%
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
West Aurora High School
79.3%
43.3%
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Hampshire High School
92.5%
41.9%
Kaneland CUSD 302
Maple Park
Kaneland Senior High School
96.0%
37.9%
St Charles CUSD 303
St Charles
St. Charles North High School
97.4%
36.9%
St Charles CUSD 303
St Charles
St. Charles East High School
94.9%
34.6%
Geneva CUSD 304
Geneva
Geneva Community High School
96.2%
33.6%
CUSD 201
Westmont
Westmont High School
98.8%
33.3%
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Central High School
93.9%
29.0%
Batavia USD 101
Batavia
Batavia Senior High School
95.3%
28.8%

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