All freshmen in High School District 211 enroll in a mathematics course. A student will be placed in Algebra 1, Geometry, or Algebra 2. Placement at the freshman level is determined by entrance test scores and junior high school performance in their 8th grade course. Please see Math and Computer Science Pathways Presentation below for subsequent school year math courses. A student who fails to meet the grade prerequisite for any course must repeat the requisite course to improve the grade in order to proceed to the next sequential course. College-bound students are encouraged to complete four years of mathematics, tailored to their intended major, be it STEM or non-STEM. The Mathematics Departments of High School District 211 provide honors and accelerated programs which allow students to complete up to three semesters of calculus leading to Advanced Placement examinations. Advanced Placement testing in computer science (AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A) and statistics also are available. District 211 also partners with Harper College for dual credit courses M435 Quantitative Literacy, M436 Statistics and College Algebra, and M437 Calculus for Business and Social Scientists. Students must qualify via Harper standards for dual credit courses.
