Chicago City Wire

In the two years after 95 percent of Jones College Prep High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 20 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 90 percent of Jones College Prep 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 Jones College Prep graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 12 percent took remedial courses in math and 10 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
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Legal Prep Academy Charter High School	77%	90%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Bogan High School	87%	86%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Bronzeville Scholastic High School	91%	81%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Wells Community Academy High School	89%	81%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Collins Academy High School	90%	78%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago Military Academy High School	94%	77%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Uplift Community High School	85%	76%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	74%	72%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Lake View High School	84%	72%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	World Language High School	77%	70%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Juarez Community Academy High School	87%	70%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter	74%	67%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Curie Metropolitan High School	79%	67%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School	92%	64%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School	75%	63%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Washington G. High School	79%	62%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Williams Medical Prep High School	92%	61%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Clemente Community Academy High School	88%	60%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago Excel Academy High School	40%	60%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Kennedy High School	80%	56%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago High School For Agricult Sciences	83%	55%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Phillips Academy High School	88%	55%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Ogden Int High School	88%	50%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago Academy High School	84%	50%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Orr Academy High School	66%	50%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	King College Prep High School	92%	49%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Chicago High School For The Arts	91%	46%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School	82%	43%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Kelvyn Park High School	63%	42%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Lincoln Park High School	90%	41%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Phoenix Military Academy High School	100%	36%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Brooks College Prep Academy High School	83%	29%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Jones College Prep High School	95%	20%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Lane Technical High School	94%	16%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Devry Advantage Academy High School	99%	11%
City Of Chicago SD 299	Chicago	Young Magnet High School	95%	9%