ARE ILLINOIS SCHOOLS PREPARED FOR COLLEGE?

Chicago Tribune recently ran a report to guage how prepared high school students are for college. The nonprofit ACT company has set "college readiness benchmarks" for each subject tested on its college entrance exam. According to ACT research, meeting those scores means students have at least a 50% chance of getting a B or higher,and at least a 75% chance of getting a C or higher, in key freshman courses. According to the Tribune, "most Illinois juniors last spring failed to meet all four benchmarks." As a matter of fact, only 19%. And a rousing 35% met NONE of the benchmarks.

On the positive side, in Cook County, 3 of the top 5 schools that met all four benchmarks were Chicago Public Schools. The top Cook County Schools are:

Northside College Prep, Chicago 78.8%
Payton College Prep, Chicago 68.3%
New Trier Township, Winnetka 61.8%
Whitney Young Magnet, Chicago 60.1%
Glenbrook North, Northbrook 51.6%

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