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Report: 29 percent of 2016 Woodstock High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 95 percent of Woodstock High School seniors graduated on time, 29 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 80 percent of Woodstock 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 80 percent.

Of the Woodstock graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 29 percent took remedial courses in math and 6 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
CUSD 300
Carpentersville
Dundee-Crown High School
91.0%
49.0%
Richmond-Burton CHSD 157
Richmond
Richmond-Burton High School
95.1%
44.8%
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Harry D. Jacobs High School
92.8%
44.3%
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Hampshire High School
94.1%
38.5%
Alden Hebron SD 19
Hebron
Alden-Hebron High School
87.0%
38.5%
McHenry Chsd156
McHenry
McHenry High School-west Campus
93.7%
37.2%
McHenry Chsd156
McHenry
McHenry East High School
95.2%
36.4%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake South High School
96.9%
36.1%
Johnsburg CUSD 12
Johnsburg
Johnsburg High School
91.6%
34.0%
Marengo CHSD 154
Marengo
Marengo High School
92.4%
32.1%
Harvard CUSD 50
Harvard
Harvard High School
69.2%
31.4%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake Central High School
95.3%
30.6%
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
Woodstock High School
94.8%
28.8%
CHSD 155
Cary
Cary-Grove Community High School
96.8%
28.7%
Huntley Community School District 158
Huntley
Huntley High School
91.1%
26.1%
CHSD 155
Crystal Lake
Prairie Ridge High School
93.2%
24.7%
Woodstock CUSD 200
Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
95.9%
23.5%

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