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Report: 8 percent of 2016 Somonauk High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 92 percent of Somonauk High School seniors graduated on time, 8 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 75 percent of Somonauk 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 75 percent.

Of the Somonauk graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 8 percent took remedial courses in math.

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
Freeport SD 145
Freeport
Freeport High School
78.2%
75.4%
Champaign CUSD 4
Champaign
Central High School
85.2%
67.0%
Hiawatha CUSD 426
Kirkland
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
70.7%
57.1%
Eastland CUSD 308
Lanark
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
93.8%
57.1%
Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
Genoa
Genoa-Kingston High School
90.5%
52.5%
Indian Creek CUSD 425
Shabbona
Indian Creek High School
96.7%
51.9%
Aurora West USD 129
Aurora
West Aurora High School
82.7%
51.2%
CUSD 300
Algonquin
Harry D. Jacobs High School
92.8%
44.3%
Central CUSD 4
Clifton
Central High School
96.2%
44.0%
St Charles CUSD 303
St Charles
St. Charles East High School
95.5%
43.1%
Dekalb CUSD 428
Dekalb
Dekalb High School
85.7%
43.0%
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Belvidere North High School
90.4%
40.5%
CUSD 300
Hampshire
Hampshire High School
94.1%
38.5%
Central CUSD 301
Burlington
Central High School
96.8%
37.9%
Sycamore CUSD 427
Sycamore
Sycamore High School
96.1%
35.2%
Sandwich CUSD 430
Sandwich
Sandwich Community High School
90.7%
34.0%
St Charles CUSD 303
St Charles
St. Charles North High School
97.5%
33.3%
Central CUSD 3
Camp Point
Central High School
96.8%
32.3%
Batavia USD 101
Batavia
Batavia Senior High School
95.0%
29.2%
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
Hinckley
Hinckley-Big Rock High School
90.5%
28.6%
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Byron High School 9-12
93.6%
25.0%
Somonauk CUSD 432
Somonauk
Somonauk High School
92.4%
8.3%

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