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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Report: 35 percent of 2015 R. O. W. V. A. Junior And Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 90 percent of R. O. W. V. A. Junior And Senior High School seniors graduated on time, 35 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 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 69 percent of R. O. W. V. A. Junior And Senior students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 70 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 78 percent.

Of the 35 percent of R. O. W. V. A. Junior And Senior graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 30 percent took remedial courses in math and 4 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238
Monmouth
Monmouth-Roseville High School
85.3%
56.8%
Galesburg CUSD 205
Galesburg
Galesburg High School
87.0%
51.4%
Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276
Abingdon
Abingdon-Avon High School
91.4%
37.5%
Williamsfield CUSD 210
Williamsfield
Williamsfield High School
100.0%
36.4%
Knoxville CUSD 202
Knoxville
Knoxville Senior High School
89.3%
36.0%
R O W V A CUSD 208
Oneida
R. O. W. V. A. Junior And Senior High School
89.7%
34.8%
West Central CUSD 235
Biggsville
West Central High School
84.6%
30.0%
United CUSD 304
Monmouth
United High School
93.9%
27.8%

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