In the two years after 90% of Downers Grove South High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
In the two years after 89% of Willowbrook High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 35 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
In a year when 89 percent of Willowbrook High School seniors graduated on time, 39 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
More than 95 percent of teachers stay at Willowbrook High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Willowbrook High School rose to 10 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
About 90 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 89 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 89 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The truancy rate at Willowbrook High School stayed flat at 8 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
More than 92.5 percent of teachers stay at Willowbrook High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
In a year when 89 percent of Willowbrook High School seniors graduated on time, 46 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
In the two years after 86% of Willowbrook High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 39 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
In the two years after 92% of Downers Grove South High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 30 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the Dupage Policy Journal coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18.
Downers Grove South graduate Javon Turner had seven receiving yards and one reception in Eastern Ill. Panthers football's 30-14 loss Oct. 21 to the Jacksonville St. Gamecocks at O'Brien.
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the Dupage Policy Journal coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.