In a year when 97 percent of Naperville Central High School seniors graduated on time, 26 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 97 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 98 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 Naperville Central High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 97 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 2,717 students attending Naperville Central High School in 2019, 67.2 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 69.5 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 92.4 percent of teachers stay at Naperville Central High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The truancy rate at Naperville Central High School rose to two 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 Naperville Central High School stayed flat at one 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.
These former DuPage Policy Journal area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Oct. 23.
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 Nov. 6.