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Report: 46 percent of 2016 Warren Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 89% of Warren Jr/Sr High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 46 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.

Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 74 percent of Warren Jr/Sr students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 68 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate was 76 percent.

Of the Warren Jr/Sr graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 9 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 18 percent took them in math and 46 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 46 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2016
School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
West Carroll CUSD 314
Savanna
West Carroll High School
86.2%
70.6%
Dakota CUSD 201
Dakota
Dakota Junior Senior High School
94.7%
65.7%
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221
Forreston
Forreston Jr/Sr High School
94.2%
60.9%
Lena Winslow CUSD 202
Lena
Lena-Winslow High School
87.9%
58.3%
Orangeville CUSD 203
Orangeville
Orangeville High School
90.3%
57.1%
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Dixon High School
79.6%
48.5%
Pearl City CUSD 200
Pearl City
Pearl City High School
95.0%
47.1%
Warren CUSD 205
Warren
Warren Jr/Sr High School
89.3%
45.5%
Oregon CUSD 220
Oregon
Oregon High School
90.5%
44.1%
Polo CUSD 222
Polo
Polo Community High School
89.4%
28.6%
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Byron High School 9-12
91.6%
25.0%
Paw Paw CUSD 271
Paw Paw
Paw Paw Jr/Sr High School
94.7%
20.0%

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