Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 62 percent of Peoria Heights students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate was 64 percent.
Of the Peoria Heights graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 39 percent took remedial courses in math and 22 percent took them in communications.
Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.
Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018
| School District | City | School | Four-year graduation rate | Remediation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria SD 150 | Peoria | Quest Charter School Academy | 81% | 63% |
| Delavan CUSD 703 | Delavan | Delavan High School | 94% | 60% |
| Peoria Heights CUSD 325 | Peoria Heights | Peoria Heights High School | 78% | 44% |
| CUSD 3 Fulton County | Cuba | Cuba Senior High School | 89% | 40% |
| Lewistown CUSD 97 | Lewistown | Lewistown Jr/Sr High School | 98% | 40% |
| Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 | Washburn | Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School | 89% | 38% |
| Peoria SD 150 | Peoria | Peoria High School | 64% | 38% |
| Limestone CHSD 310 | Peoria | Limestone Community High School | 83% | 34% |
| Fieldcrest CUSD 6 | Minonk | Fieldcrest High School | 86% | 33% |
| Deer Creek-MacKinaw CUSD 701 | MacKinaw | Dee-MacK High School | 95% | 32% |
| Farmington Central CUSD 265 | Farmington | Farmington Central High School | 84% | 31% |
| Pekin Csd 303 | Pekin | Pekin Community High School | 82% | 23% |
| Brimfield CUSD 309 | Brimfield | Brimfield High School | 93% | 19% |
| Tremont CUSD 702 | Tremont | Tremont High School | 86% | 17% |
| Dunlap CUSD 323 | Dunlap | Dunlap High School | 97% | 17% |
| Washington CHSD 308 | Washington | Washington Community High School | 91% | 14% |
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