Dupage Policy Journal

In the two years after 89 percent of Willowbrook High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 24 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 85 percent of Willowbrook students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state.

Of the Willowbrook graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 0.6 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 17 percent took them in math and 12 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

School District	City	School	Four-year graduation rate	Remediation rate
Fenton CHSD 100	Bensenville	Fenton High School	94%	42%
CUSD 201	Westmont	Westmont High School	99%	41%
CHSD 94	West Chicago	Community High School	94%	40%
CHSD 99	Downers Grove	Comm H. S. Dist 99 - South High School	93%	34%
Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Aurora	Waubonsie Valley High School	95%	34%
Elmhurst SD 205	Elmhurst	York Community High School	95%	30%
CUSD 200	Wheaton	Wheaton Warrenville South High School	95%	28%
Lake Park CHSD 108	Roselle	Lake Park High School	95%	28%
Dupage HSD 88	Villa Park	Willowbrook High School	89%	24%
CHSD 99	Downers Grove	Comm H. S. Dist 99 - North High School	96%	23%
CUSD 200	Wheaton	Wheaton North High School	94%	21%
Lisle CUSD 202	Lisle	Lisle High School	99%	19%