The truancy rate at Glenbard East High School rose to 9 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 90 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
In a year when 90 percent of Glenbard East High School seniors graduated on time, 42 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 90 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 90 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 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Glenbard East High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 2,244 students attending Glenbard East High School in 2019, 35.4 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 33.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 94.9 percent of teachers stay at Glenbard East High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The truancy rate at Glenbard East High School stayed flat at nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Glenbard East High School rose to 25 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
In DuPage County schools, 22,445 Asian students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.
These former DuPage Policy Journal area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Nov. 6.
These former DuPage Policy Journal area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Nov. 13.
In the 2021-22 school year, Neuqua Valley High School had the biggest enrollment among DuPage County schools.
Enrollment numbers in Dupage County schools fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.