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Report: 24 percent of 2016 J. B. Conant High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 97 percent of J. B. Conant High School seniors graduated on time, 24 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 2016.

Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 84 percent of J. B. Conant students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 85 percent.

Of the J. B. Conant graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 10 percent took them in reading, while 15 percent took remedial courses in math and 9 percent took remedial courses 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
SD U-46
Elgin
Elgin High School
76.8%
66.3%
Maine Township HSD 207
Des Plaines
Maine West High School
87.9%
61.7%
Maine Township HSD 207
Park Ridge
Maine East High School
90.7%
60.6%
Evanston Twp HSD 202
Evanston
Evanston Township High School
92.3%
57.0%
Ridgewood CHSD 234
Norridge
Ridgewood Community High School
92.2%
56.6%
Northfield Twp HSD 225
Glenview
Glenbrook South High School
97.8%
54.1%
Niles Twp HSD 219
Skokie
Niles North High School
92.7%
53.8%
Niles Twp HSD 219
Skokie
Niles West High School
94.6%
53.3%
SD U-46
Streamwood
Streamwood High School
89.6%
52.3%
New Trier Twp HSD 203
Winnetka
New Trier Township H. S. Winnetka
98.3%
40.6%
Maine Township HSD 207
Park Ridge
Maine South High School
96.8%
38.6%
Township HSD 214
Wheeling
Wheeling High School
94.0%
27.9%
Northfield Twp HSD 225
Northbrook
Glenbrook North High School
97.6%
27.8%
Township HSD 214
Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove High School
97.3%
26.2%
Township HSD 211
Hoffman Estates
J. B. Conant High School
96.7%
24.1%
Township HSD 214
Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove High School
96.6%
22.3%
Township HSD 211
Schaumburg
Schaumburg High School
94.8%
21.1%
Township HSD 211
Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates High School
93.0%
20.6%
Township HSD 214
Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows High School
94.0%
19.5%
Township HSD 211
Palatine
Palatine High School
91.6%
18.1%
Township HSD 214
Arlington Heights
John Hersey High School
89.7%
15.5%
Township HSD 214
Mt Prospect
Prospect High School
95.7%
14.5%
Township HSD 211
Palatine
William Fremd High School
97.9%
14.3%

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