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Report: 54 percent of 2018 Yorkville High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 90 percent of Yorkville High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 54 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 81 percent of Yorkville 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. After 16 months, the rate was 82 percent.

Of the Yorkville graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 2 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 42 percent took them in math and 28 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
Plano CUSD 88PlanoPlano High School93%67%
Yorkville CUSD 115YorkvilleYorkville High School90%54%
CUSD 308OswegoOswego High School97%53%
CUSD 308OswegoOswego East High School98%45%

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