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Report: 49 percent of 2018 Warren Township High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 94 percent of Warren Township High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 49 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 85 percent of Warren Township 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 Warren Township graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 0.3 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 42 percent took them in math and 20 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
Waukegan CUSD 60WaukeganWaukegan High School72%68%
Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126ZionZion-Benton Township High School82%63%
Warren Twp HSD 121GurneeWarren Township High School94%49%
CHSD 117Lake VillaLakes Community High School98%41%
Wauconda CUSD 118WaucondaWauconda High School88%41%
CHSD 128LibertyvilleLibertyville High School97%40%
Lake Zurich CUSD 95Lake ZurichLake Zurich High School96%39%
Barrington CUSD 220BarringtonBarrington High School97%25%
Twp HSD 113DeerfieldDeerfield High School97%10%

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