In the two years after 96% of York Community High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 36 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 95 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.
In the two years after 95 percent of York Community High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 30 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
About 96 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at York Community High 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.
Of the 2,829 students attending York Community High School in 2019, 65 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 63 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 92.3 percent of teachers stay at York Community High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
The truancy rate at York Community 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.
The truancy rate at York Community High School fell to four percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
Several local parents have spoken out against disturbing video of several York High School students cheering and jeering the attack of a student with Down Syndrome in one of the school's bathrooms.
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.