Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, DuPage County high school graduation rates remain high, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
About 42 percent of Westmont Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 58 percent of students failed.
About 50 percent of Westmont Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and half of students failed.
Academic results data released recently reveals 46 percent of Westmont Junior High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
In the two years after 94% of Westmont High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 32 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 97 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 99 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 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 99 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
About 57 percent of Westmont Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 43 percent of students failed.
About 45 percent of Westmont Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 55 percent of students failed.
More than 93.8 percent of teachers stay at Westmont Junior High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Westmont Junior High School fell to 0.4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
At Westmont Junior High School, a 12.6-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.
At Westmont Junior High School, a 10.6-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.
At Westmont Junior High School, a 26.3-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.
At Westmont Junior High School, a 38.9-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.