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Report: 27 percent of 2016 Quest Charter School Academy graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 81 percent of Quest Charter School Academy seniors graduated on time, 27 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 82 percent of Quest Charter School 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 82 percent.

Of the Quest Charter School graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 18 percent took remedial courses in math and 27 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
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Manual Academy
62.0%
72.2%
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Peoria High School
63.9%
62.5%
Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21
Washburn
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School
88.9%
60.0%
CUSD 3 Fulton County
Cuba
Cuba Senior High School
89.3%
57.1%
Lewistown CUSD 97
Lewistown
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
97.8%
54.2%
V I T CUSD 2
Table Grove
V. I. T. Senior High School
88.0%
50.0%
Fieldcrest CUSD 6
Minonk
Fieldcrest High School
86.1%
48.3%
Havana CUSD 126
Havana
Havana High School
92.9%
42.9%
Stark County CUSD 100
Toulon
Stark County High School
90.9%
41.7%
Canton Union SD 66
Canton
Canton High School
85.8%
40.8%
Limestone CHSD 310
Peoria
Limestone Community High School
82.7%
40.3%
Midland CUSD 7
Varna
Midland High School
86.7%
36.4%
Delavan CUSD 703
Delavan
Delavan High School
94.1%
36.4%
El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11
El Paso
El Paso-Gridley High School
92.6%
34.3%
Peoria Heights CUSD 325
Peoria Heights
Peoria Heights High School
77.6%
33.3%
East Peoria CHSD 309
East Peoria
East Peoria High School
95.0%
32.2%
Midwest Central CUSD 191
Manito
Midwest Central High School
81.1%
31.8%
Pekin Csd 303
Pekin
Pekin Community High School
81.8%
29.9%
Il Valley Central USD 321
Chillicothe
Il Valley Central High School
88.4%
29.2%
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Richwoods High School
88.3%
29.1%
Astoria CUSD 1
Astoria
Astoria High School
95.2%
28.6%
Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5
Henry
Henry-Senachwine High School
86.3%
27.3%
Peoria SD 150
Peoria
Quest Charter School Academy
81.3%
27.3%
Farmington Central CUSD 265
Farmington
Farmington Central High School
84.1%
27.0%
Elmwood CUSD 322
Elmwood
Elmwood High School
94.0%
26.7%
County Of Woodford School
Metamora
Metamora High School
97.1%
26.4%
Washington CHSD 308
Washington
Washington Community High School
91.1%
25.8%
Brimfield CUSD 309
Brimfield
Brimfield High School
93.2%
23.5%
Eureka Cud 140
Eureka
Eureka High School
97.1%
21.7%
Morton CUSD 709
Morton
Morton High School
92.3%
20.0%
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701
Mackinaw
Dee-Mack High School
95.3%
18.4%
Illini Bluffs CUSD 327
Glasford
Illini Bluffs High School
83.3%
17.9%
Dunlap CUSD 323
Dunlap
Dunlap High School
96.5%
17.1%
Princeville CUSD 326
Princeville
Princeville High School
94.4%
16.7%
Tremont CUSD 702
Tremont
Tremont High School
86.1%
16.2%
Roanoke Benson CUSD 60
Roanoke
Roanoke-Benson High School
90.0%
12.5%
Illini Central CUSD 189
Mason City
Illini Central High School
87.1%
7.7%
Spoon River Valley CUSD 4
London Mills
Spoon River Valley Senior High School
87.1%
7.7%

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