Peoria Standard

In the two years after 64 percent of Peoria High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 38 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 67 percent of Peoria 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 69 percent.

Of the Peoria graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 26 percent took remedial courses in math and 26 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

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%