Elementary Schools in Waukegan CUSD 60

Summary:

The Waukegan CUSD 60 district in Illinois is home to 16 elementary schools serving grades pre-K through 5th. The district as a whole is ranked 760 out of 811 in Illinois and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in providing high-quality education to its students.

Within the district, there is a wide range of school performance. Little Fort Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school, ranking 1176 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades compared to the other schools. H.R. McCall Elementary School and Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School are also notable performers, ranking 846 and 626 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools, respectively.

The data reveals significant challenges facing the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, including high chronic absenteeism rates, high rates of economic disadvantage, and large achievement gaps between the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The variation in school performance within the district suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to the differences in student outcomes.

District Detail

1201 N Sheridan Rd
Waukegan, IL 60085-2081

(224) 303-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
760^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,640

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Belvidere Rd	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1700	395	35	11.2	56.7%	23 (5.8%)	75 (19.0%)	272 (68.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	60.7	788^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.7%		66.3	626^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.7%	162	31.1	56.4	57.6	62.3	58.9	54.5	52.5	32.8	46.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.1	98.6		$22,033	$1,111	$20,922
Clearview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Delaware Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1600	404	42	9.6	69.1%	9 (2.2%)	41 (10.1%)	340 (84.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7.2	2021^st of 2056 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.2	1968^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.8%	53	6.5	10.6	13.8	6.7	10.7	17.4	6.9	6.7	10.1	81.7	82.6	82.6	82.6	90.8	80.7	82.6	9.7	$24,914	$1,397	$23,517
Carman-Buckner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Helmholz Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1500	509	35	14.5	82.3%	7 (1.4%)	83 (16.3%)	403 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	9.3	1960^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.7%		15	1852^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.4%	108	11.5	16.4	7.9	23.3	15.8	11.9	12.7	8.2	11.0	78.0	81.0	81.0	81.0	81.0	75.4	79.4	11.1	$21,568	$1,868	$19,699
Glen Flora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Chestnut St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1800	476	37	12.8	75.2%	12 (2.5%)	61 (12.8%)	382 (80.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	15.9	1768^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.7	1745^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.6%	23	16.7	35.1	9.0	15.2	19.4	26.3	7.9	19.7	17.3	87.2	89.8	89.8	89.8	87.9	85.9	87.6		$19,081	$1,111	$17,970
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Northmoor Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2010	577	43	13.4	71.8%	16 (2.8%)	76 (13.2%)	457 (79.2%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	18.6	1702^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.9	1630^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.1%	72	10.0	20.2	17.4	31.3	22.7	42.9	17.4	16.5	26.2	86.3	88.8	88.8	88.8	100.0	84.1	86.9		$19,430	$1,111	$18,319
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 North Ave	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2080	318	27	11.7	61.3%	17 (5.3%)	43 (13.5%)	244 (76.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	24.5	1569^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%		41	1129^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.4%	440	20.5	22.7	28.6	26.2	25.8	33.3	35.7	23.8	31.0	97.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	95.9	97.5	17.2	$22,124	$1,111	$21,013
H R McCall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 N McAree Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1760	396	33	12.0	61.1%	14 (3.5%)	61 (15.4%)	294 (74.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	41.4	1182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.5%		53.7	846^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.1%	336	19.1	32.8	56.1	59.6	48.8	17.2	43.9	31.9	30.9	96.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.2	95.2	96.8		$21,764	$1,111	$20,653
Hyde Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1525 Hyde Park Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1970	295	22	13.4	78.3%	8 (2.7%)	23 (7.8%)	249 (84.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	36.8	1282^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	37.6%		29.4	1416^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.5%	134	40.0	25.0	19.6	62.5	34.1	45.5	15.7	30.0	29.6	80.7	87.4	87.4	87.4	95.2	84.8	85.9		$20,823	$1,111	$19,712
John S Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Blanchard Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1570	262	24	10.9	67.9%	17 (6.5%)	11 (4.2%)	173 (66.0%)	52 (19.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	51.4	977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.5%		57.9	761^st of 2067 public elementary schools	63.2%	216	38.5	42.5	38.5	59.0	46.6	42.5	48.7	38.5	43.2	95.0	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	91.7	94.2		$21,083	$1,111	$19,972
Little Fort Elementary School	Public	K-5	1775 Blanchard Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-3700	421	31	13.5	70.3%	8 (1.9%)	62 (14.7%)	322 (76.5%)	15 (3.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	41.6	1176^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.8%		42.9	1094^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.1%	82	31.6	41.3	44.0	34.6	40.1	38.8	47.6	30.8	39.3	94.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	95.4	91.3	88.1		$20,871	$1,111	$19,760
Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Elmwood Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2300	430	30	14.3	77.0%	7 (1.6%)	51 (11.9%)	356 (82.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	19.9	1672^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	18.7%		14.6	1866^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.7%	194	10.3	29.9	17.0	11.7	18.9	41.8	33.0	9.1	27.9	91.3	93.2	93.2	93.2	94.9	91.8	92.0		$20,251	$1,259	$18,991
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Franklin St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2160	498	33	15.0	76.3%	5 (1.0%)	56 (11.2%)	419 (84.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	7.9	1997^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.9%		14.2	1878^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.1%	119	8.2	6.5	13.3	14.8	11.5	19.4	11.7	4.9	12.0	96.2	96.6	96.2	96.6	96.2	96.0	96.4	13.0	$20,629	$1,111	$19,518
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N McAree Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1860	505	27	18.7	66.5%	17 (3.4%)	57 (11.3%)	413 (81.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	8	1994^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.6	1749^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.4%	245	3.2	17.4	13.1	17.5	16.1	15.9	9.8	4.8	10.4	81.1	83.2	83.2	83.2	83.4	79.6	81.9	13.1	$18,942	$1,349	$17,594
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 S Orchard Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2220	384	31	12.3	78.4%	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.0%)	353 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1647^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.9%		25.4	1534^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.8%	113	30.2	16.4	11.1	42.2	23.4	18.0	19.0	23.4	20.2	95.5	96.0	96.0	96.0	99.2	93.6	95.2		$19,922	$1,113	$18,809
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 N Lewis Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1900	438	37	11.8	69.2%	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.1%)	376 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	21.4	1632^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.6%		13.7	1901^st of 2067 public elementary schools	8.0%	269	17.2	31.4	22.7	37.9	30.0	37.1	10.7	17.2	21.7	97.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.1	96.5	97.7		$21,192	$1,136	$20,056

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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