Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 57 percent of Proviso East 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 64 percent.
Of the 82 percent of Proviso East graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 22 percent took them in reading, while 65 percent took remedial courses in math and 50 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
Proviso Twp HSD 209
Maywood
Proviso East High School
64.4%
82.0%
Proviso Twp HSD 209
Hillside
Proviso West High School
81.4%
72.1%
Proviso Twp HSD 209
Forest Park
Proviso Math And Science Academy
100.0%
63.6%
J S Morton HSD 201
Berwyn
J. Sterling Morton West High School
77.4%
62.9%
J S Morton HSD 201
Cicero
J. Sterling Morton East High School
79.1%
61.7%
Elmwood Park CUSD 401
Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park High School
91.4%
60.5%
Leyden CHSD 212
Northlake
West Leyden High School
88.3%
58.8%
Leyden CHSD 212
Franklin Park
East Leyden High School
88.1%
50.7%
Oak Park-River Forest SD 200
Oak Park
Oak Park & River Forest High School
95.4%
49.2%
Hinsdale Twp HSD 86
Hinsdale
Hinsdale Central High School
95.3%
35.5%
Lyons Twp HSD 204
La Grange
Lyons Township High School
93.8%
34.6%
Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208
Riverside
Riverside Brookfield Township High School
94.5%
32.1%