In a year when 94 percent of Glenbard West High School seniors graduated on time, 35 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 98 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 95 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
About 98 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Glenbard West High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 96 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 2,344 students attending Glenbard West High School in 2019, 55.7 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 54.3 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 95.8 percent of teachers stay at Glenbard West High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
Cincinnati Bearcats wide receiver Alec Pierce is having a breakout season for the undefeated, No. 3-ranked Bearcats. His high school alma mater isn’t doing too badly either. The Glenbard West Hilltoppers are a Forest Green-and-White scoring machine.
The truancy rate at Glenbard West High School stayed flat at three percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Glenbard West High School fell to three percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
Glenbard West High School will be allowing sports and arts events at the school but canceled the school’s dance.
Glenbard West High School Principal Peter Monaghan was caught on camera maskless, in a throng of maskless fans over the weekend at the Wintrust Arena. But he is still taking a hard line on masks with students, even after a downstate judge declared the state's mask mandate "null and void."
Glenbard West Dean Peter Baker took to the school’s loudspeaker Thursday, warning students against engaging in civil disobedience after a recent judge’s ruling that masks are unconstitutional.
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 Oct. 30.
These former DuPage Policy Journal area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Nov. 6.