Summary:
Waukegan CUSD 60 is a school district located in Waukegan, Illinois, and it contains only one high school, Waukegan High School. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past few years, with a statewide ranking of 589 out of 698 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's academic performance remains below average, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and slightly below-average graduation rates.
Waukegan High School's four-year graduation rate was 89.0% in the 2024-2025 school year, slightly below the state average. The school also had a higher-than-average dropout rate of 2.4% in the same year. One significant concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which stood at 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 23.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%.
The high percentage of students (68.14%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $24,531 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes remain a concern, indicating that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Addressing the challenges faced by Waukegan High School will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the school's socioeconomic context and the effective allocation of resources.
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