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Report: 41 percent of 2018 Westmont High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 99 percent of Westmont High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 41 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 78 percent of Westmont students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state.

Of the Westmont graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 2 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 33 percent took them in math and 10 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018

School DistrictCitySchoolFour-year graduation rateRemediation rate
SD U-46ElginLarkin High School77%63%
Aurora West USD 129AuroraWest Aurora High School83%61%
CUSD 300CarpentersvilleDundee-Crown High School91%46%
Kaneland CUSD 302Maple ParkKaneland Senior High School97%43%
CUSD 201WestmontWestmont High School99%41%
Batavia USD 101BataviaBatavia Senior High School95%35%
CUSD 300Pingree GroveCambridge Lakes Charter School75%20%

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