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Best public schools in Waukegan, IL

23 public schools in Waukegan: 16 elementary · 5 middle · 1 high · 1 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Waukegan, best first
1
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School 44.6
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 370 students
ELA 55%Math 44%Science 28%
#815 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
John S Clark Elem School 42.6
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 240 students
ELA 47%Math 43%Science 39%
#844 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Little Fort Elem School 32.0
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 412 students
ELA 40%Math 39%Science 32%
#1,000 of 1,470 in Illinois
4
H R McCall Elem School 30.9
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 378 students
ELA 46%Math 29%
#1,016 of 1,470 in Illinois
5
Hyde Park Elem School 23.5
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 270 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 40%
#1,125 of 1,470 in Illinois
6
Greenwood Elem School 17.6
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 312 students
ELA 26%Math 31%
#1,212 of 1,470 in Illinois
7
Glenwood Elementary School 13.1
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 588 students
ELA 23%Math 26%
#1,278 of 1,470 in Illinois
8
Lyon Magnet Elementary School 12.7
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 471 students
ELA 19%Math 28%
#1,284 of 1,470 in Illinois
9
Washington Elem School 10.6
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 368 students
ELA 23%Math 20%Science 30%
#1,314 of 1,470 in Illinois
10
Whittier Elem School 10.4
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades K-5 · 416 students
ELA 30%Math 21%Science 17%
#1,317 of 1,470 in Illinois
11
Glen Flora Elem School 5.5
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 20%Math 18%Science 17%
#1,389 of 1,470 in Illinois
12
Carman-Buckner Elem School 1.4
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 485 students
ELA 16%Math 11%
#1,450 of 1,470 in Illinois
13
North Elem School 1.3
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 473 students
ELA 12%Math 12%
#1,451 of 1,470 in Illinois
14
Oakdale Elem School 1.1
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 466 students
ELA 16%Math 10%
#1,454 of 1,470 in Illinois
15
Clearview Elem School 0.7
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK-5 · 414 students
ELA 11%Math 10%
#1,460 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Early Learning Center —
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades PK · 216 students
No published test results

Middle schools

5 schools in Waukegan, best first
1
John R Lewis Middle School 17.5
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 6-8 · 762 students
ELA 34%Math 21%Science 29%
#504 of 610 in Illinois
2
Jack Benny Middle School 5.7
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 6-8 · 506 students
ELA 21%Math 12%Science 22%
#576 of 610 in Illinois
3
Robert E Abbott Middle School 3.4
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 6-8 · 585 students
ELA 22%Math 8%Science 17%
#590 of 610 in Illinois
4
Miguel Juarez Middle School 3.2
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 6-8 · 662 students
ELA 14%Math 11%Science 17%
#591 of 610 in Illinois
5
Edith M Smith Middle School 1.1
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 6-8 · 489 students
ELA 13%Math 7%Science 15%
#604 of 610 in Illinois

High schools

1 school in Waukegan
1
Waukegan High School 6.2
Waukegan CUSD 60 · Grades 9-12 · 4,325 students
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 24%
#475 of 506 in Illinois

K-8 schools

1 school in Waukegan
1
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr 72.6
LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch · Grades K-8 · Charter · 476 students
ELA 66%Math 35%Science 38%
#173 of 630 in Illinois

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