In the two years after 94 percent of Wheaton North High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 21 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 97 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Wheaton North High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 2,055 students attending Wheaton North High School in 2019, 56.4 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 55.1 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 94.5 percent of teachers stay at Wheaton North High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
Five DuPage County schools reached the IHSA football quarterfinals.
The truancy rate at Wheaton North High School fell to 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 Wheaton North High School rose to five 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.