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Report: 69 percent of 2015 Douglass Academy High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 87 percent of Douglass Academy High School seniors graduated on time, 69 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Class of 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 30 percent of Douglass students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 70 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 35 percent.

Of the 69 percent of Douglass graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 39 percent took them in reading, while 39 percent took remedial courses in math and 46 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Corliss High School
97.3%
92.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Technology Academy High School
96.1%
90.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School
75.8%
89.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Epic Academy High School
92.9%
88.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
South Shore International College Preparatory High School
99.2%
88.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Raby High School
83.6%
88.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Manley Career Academy High School
91.8%
87.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
School of Social Justice High School
93.0%
85.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Bogan High School
88.9%
85.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Orr Academy High School
66.3%
83.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Harlan Community Academy High School
95.7%
83.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Gage Park High School
91.8%
83.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Farragut Career Academy High School
83.5%
82.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Hyde Park Academy High School
94.9%
81.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Marshall Metropolitan High School
91.6%
81.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Alcott Humanities High School
94.9%
81.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Hancock College Preparatory High School
93.7%
81.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Julian High School
97.4%
81.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Ogden Int High School
95.0%
81.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Washington G. High School
88.8%
80.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
World Language High School
97.3%
80.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Austin College And Career Academy High School
93.1%
80.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Hope College Prep High School
87.5%
78.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Bronzeville Scholastic High School
96.4%
78.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Uplift Community High School
81.4%
77.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Ihsca Charter High School
94.4%
77.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Morgan Park High School
85.3%
77.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Carver Military Academy High School
99.1%
77.4%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Bowen High School
85.7%
76.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Kelly High School
91.9%
76.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School
96.1%
76.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School
89.6%
75.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Simeon Career Academy High School
98.3%
74.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Schurz High School
91.2%
73.4%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Richards Career Academy High School
95.6%
73.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
North-Grand High School
87.9%
73.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Phillips Academy High School
98.9%
72.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Robeson High School
85.0%
72.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter
94.4%
72.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Curie Metropolitan High School
85.5%
70.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Clemente Community Academy High School
91.3%
69.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Phoenix Military Academy High School
99.1%
69.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Douglass Academy High School
86.7%
69.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Academy High School
92.8%
69.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Steinmetz College Prep High School
91.9%
68.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Solorio Academy High School
97.6%
68.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Kennedy High School
87.8%
66.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Juarez Community Academy High School
90.3%
65.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
91.1%
65.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Hubbard High School
97.4%
64.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Mather High School
93.6%
64.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Multicultural Academy of Scholarshp High School
85.7%
64.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Wells Community Academy High School
96.4%
62.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Foreman High School
88.0%
62.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Ace Technical Charter High School
69.3%
61.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Lake View High School
92.0%
60.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Young Womens Leadership Chartr High School
98.0%
60.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Team Englewood Community Academy High School
76.8%
60.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Sullivan High School
75.0%
60.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
King College Prep High School
97.7%
59.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Kelvyn Park High School
73.5%
58.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Von Steuben Metro Science High School
97.4%
58.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Amundsen High School
95.7%
56.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences
93.8%
55.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Infinity Math Science & Tech High School
100.0%
55.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Air Force Academy High School
97.7%
55.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Harper High School
89.5%
55.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Prosser Career Academy High School
96.5%
55.2%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School
97.9%
55.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Senn High School
89.6%
54.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Rickover Naval Academy High School
97.1%
54.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Williams Medical Prep High School
100.0%
54.5%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Roosevelt High School
80.5%
54.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Kenwood Academy High School
96.2%
54.3%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Westinghouse High School
98.8%
52.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Marine Leadership Academy at Ames
97.4%
52.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Taft High School
94.4%
45.6%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Spry Community Links High School
72.2%
43.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago High School For The Arts
94.6%
40.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Lincoln Park High School
92.8%
36.7%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Brooks College Prep Academy High School
99.0%
27.3%
Wabash CUSD 348
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel High School
84.5%
18.9%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Young Magnet High School
97.2%
18.8%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
99.5%
16.1%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Lane Technical High School
97.5%
16.0%
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Fenger Academy High School
100.0%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Excel Academy High School
28.8%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Virtual Charter School
59.4%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Devry Advantage Academy High School
100.0%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Northside College Preparatory High School
98.0%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School
86.2%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Jones College Prep High School
94.6%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Collins Academy High School
84.9%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Urban Prep Charter Academy West Campus High School
96.2%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Chicago Military Academy High School
100.0%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Payton College Preparatory High School
99.1%
-
City Of Chicago SD 299
Chicago
Hirsch Metropolitan High School
87.9%
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