West Cook News

In the two years after 94 percent of Oak Park & River Forest High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 46 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 Oak Park & River Forest 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. After 16 months, the rate was 86 percent.

Of the Oak Park & River Forest graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 20 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 38 percent took them in math and 27 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
Leyden CHSD 212	Northlake	West Leyden High School	87%	64%
J S Morton HSD 201	Berwyn	J. Sterling Morton West High School	76%	64%
J S Morton HSD 201	Cicero	J. Sterling Morton East High School	79%	62%
Oak Park - River Forest SD 200	Oak Park	Oak Park & River Forest High School	94%	46%
Lyons Twp HSD 204	La Grange	Lyons Township High School	96%	36%