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Report: 40 percent of 2018 Cuba Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 89 percent of Cuba Senior High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 40 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 69 percent of Cuba Senior 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.

Of the Cuba Senior graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 13 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 33 percent took them in math and 13 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 DistrictCitySchoolFour-year graduation rateRemediation rate
Peoria SD 150PeoriaQuest Charter School Academy81%63%
Delavan CUSD 703DelavanDelavan High School94%60%
Peoria Heights CUSD 325Peoria HeightsPeoria Heights High School78%44%
CUSD 3 Fulton CountyCubaCuba Senior High School89%40%
Lewistown CUSD 97LewistownLewistown Jr/Sr High School98%40%
Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21WashburnLowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School89%38%
Peoria SD 150PeoriaPeoria High School64%38%
Limestone CHSD 310PeoriaLimestone Community High School83%34%
Fieldcrest CUSD 6MinonkFieldcrest High School86%33%
Deer Creek-MacKinaw CUSD 701MacKinawDee-MacK High School95%32%
Farmington Central CUSD 265FarmingtonFarmington Central High School84%31%
Pekin Csd 303PekinPekin Community High School82%23%
Brimfield CUSD 309BrimfieldBrimfield High School93%19%
Tremont CUSD 702TremontTremont High School86%17%
Dunlap CUSD 323DunlapDunlap High School97%17%
Washington CHSD 308WashingtonWashington Community High School91%14%

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