We Stand for the Students organized a student rally yesterday to protest Hinsdale Township High School District 86's decision to begin school remotely.
About 97 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Hinsdale South High 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.
Of the 1,420 students attending Hinsdale South High School in 2019, 44.3 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 46.8 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 87.3 percent of teachers stay at Hinsdale South High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The truancy rate at Hinsdale South High School fell to five 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 Hinsdale South High School fell to six percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
More than 5 in 10 DuPage County public high school students aren't at grade level in Math.
More than 5 in 10 DuPage County public high school students aren't at grade level in English.
Schools among DuPage County had the 72nd highest truancy rate of 6.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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.
In DuPage County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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.
These former DuPage Policy Journal area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Nov. 13.