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Report: 26 percent of 2015 Woodstock High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 96 percent of Woodstock High School seniors graduated on time, 26 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 62 percent of Woodstock 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 68 percent.

Of the 26 percent of Woodstock graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 21 percent took remedial courses in math and 10 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
McHenry Chsd156
McHenry
McHenry East High School
88.7%
47.3%
Johnsburg CUSD 12
Johnsburg
Johnsburg High School
95.6%
45.3%
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Harry D. Jacobs High School
92.5%
42.4%
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
96.0%
41.9%
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
Harvard High School
84.2%
35.4%
Marengo CHSD 154
Marengo
Marengo High School
92.4%
35.1%
McHenry Chsd156
McHenry
McHenry High School-west Campus
93.2%
34.8%
CHSD 155
Cary
Cary-Grove Community High School
97.4%
34.7%
Huntley Community School District 158
Huntley
Huntley High School
90.2%
34.0%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake South High School
98.3%
33.6%
Richmond-Burton CHSD 157
Richmond
Richmond-Burton High School
93.5%
32.8%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Prairie Ridge High School
98.0%
32.3%
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
Woodstock High School
95.5%
25.6%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake Central High School
95.1%
23.4%
Alden Hebron SD 19
Hebron
Alden-Hebron High School
96.7%
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