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Robert E Abbott Middle School

Q: Is Robert E Abbott Middle School a good school?

Robert E Abbott Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Robert E Abbott Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Robert E Abbott Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Robert E Abbott Middle School?

Students at Robert E Abbott Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Robert E Abbott Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert E Abbott Middle School usually go on to attend Waukegan High School

Public Grades 6-8

1116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Robert E Abbott Middle School serves 585 students in grades 6–8 in Waukegan, within Waukegan CUSD 60. Its most important challenge is low proficiency across all three reported subjects in 2025–26: 23% in English Language Arts (ELA), 9% in math and 13% in grade 8 science.

Abbott is below both its district and Illinois in every subject. Its ELA result is 6 percentage points below the district and 34 below the state; it is second-lowest among 11 nearby schools. Math is its weakest subject by score: 9% proficient, 11 points below the district and 31 below the state, though three nearby schools score lower. Grade 8 science is the clearest weakness against comparison groups: 13% is 13 points below the district and 39 below the state, and the lowest result among the five middle schools in its district. It is also 19 points below the average for nearby schools in science.

ELA and math have improved since 2023–24: ELA rose from 17% to 23%, and math from 5% to 9%. However, the state gaps widened by 9 points in ELA and 7 points in math, as state results rose faster. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also fell from the 10th percentile in 2023–24 to the 1st percentile in 2025–26; Abbott received 0 stars in the latest year and tied two nearby schools for the lowest nearby percentile. Its 11.9 students per teacher in 2024–25 is close to the nearby-school average. In that same school year, 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the median among nine nearby schools with comparable data. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 rankings showed stronger relative standing for African American students, at the 31st percentile compared with 7th overall, and for Disabled Students, at the 28th percentile compared with 7th overall; these group rankings are older than Abbott’s latest overall ranking.

585

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,926

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1319 Washington St
Waukegan, IL 60085-5342

(224) 303-2360

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

Students who attend Robert E Abbott Middle School usually attend:

High:

Waukegan High School

Feeder schools for Robert E Abbott Middle School:

Elementary:	Washington Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

African American:

6.3%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

Illinois avg49%

1,116^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60

716^th of 738Waukegan CUSD 60 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	1116 of 1126	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1269 of 1368	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1232 of 1363	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1217 of 1367	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1146 of 1369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1095 of 1241	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1244 of 1356	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1142 of 1293	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1087 of 1293	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	1157 of 1294	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1127 of 1302	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	1143 of 1322	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1174 of 1367	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1082 of 1365	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1057 of 1344	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	1068 of 1327	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	1047 of 1318	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	1031 of 1293	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	979 of 1287	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	982 of 1272	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	933 of 1209	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	943 of 1204	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.7	948 of 1185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	394 of 574	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	416 of 548	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	504 of 569	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	435 of 573	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	527 of 565	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	376 of 511	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	498 of 694	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	476 of 639	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	541 of 674	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	460 of 483	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	418 of 486	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	393 of 480	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	366 of 454	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	223 of 277	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	0.8	864 of 867	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1150 of 1248	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1104 of 1251	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1170 of 1275	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1093 of 1286	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	938 of 1017	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1176 of 1276	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1065 of 1226	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	480 of 483	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	652 of 669	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	589 of 643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	605 of 661	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	592 of 662	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	471 of 517	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	564 of 590	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	774 of 788	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	1116 of 1229	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1070 of 1219	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1099 of 1234	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	990 of 1221	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	867 of 1019	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1135 of 1217	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	994 of 1161	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	812 of 829	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1177 of 1271	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1170 of 1264	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1111 of 1292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1039 of 1286	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	940 of 1048	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1176 of 1296	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1130 of 1223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	673 of 812	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	700 of 802	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	661 of 805	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	559 of 792	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-34 vs state

Science13%-39 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert E Abbott Middle School	Public	6-8	1319 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2360	585	49	11.9	71.1%	14 (2.4%)	37 (6.3%)	523 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3.2	1116^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.9%		12.3	1269^th of 1368 public middle schools	7.2%	153	13.3	23.3	21.4	23.0	22.5	12.3	8.7	5.7	8.8	99.1%		$21,926	$1,700	$20,226
Miguel Juarez Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Butrick St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2660	651	61	10.6	69.6%	14 (2.2%)	66 (10.1%)	543 (83.4%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4.1	1111^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.3%		12	1276^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.7%	165	22.9	23.8	21.6	25.5	23.9		10.5	11.1	9.2	98.8%		$24,595	$1,806	$22,789
John R Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	600 S Lewis Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2560	721	64	11.2	74.1%	26 (3.6%)	101 (14.0%)	569 (78.9%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	15.2	975^th of 1126 public middle schools	13.4%		28.7	953^rd of 1368 public middle schools	30.3%	22	38.0	33.0	38.6	45.8	39.0	24.0	24.2	16.6	21.7	98.7%		$24,073	$1,643	$22,429
Edith M Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	930 New York St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2760	493	44	11.2	72.2%	19 (3.9%)	53 (10.8%)	403 (81.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	3.3	1115^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.0%		9.4	1324^th of 1368 public middle schools	3.2%	209	23.2	19.9	15.7	23.7	19.6		10.1	8.7	7.9	86.6%		$23,531	$1,766	$21,765
Neal Math Science Academy	Public	6-8	1905 Argonne Dr	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 689-6313	601	39	15.4	—	13 (2.2%)	202 (33.6%)	365 (60.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	5.8	1092^nd of 1126 public middle schools	3.0%		14.3	1225^th of 1368 public middle schools	10.5%	133	26.0	25.2	28.7	31.5	28.6	7.5	15.5	12.9	12.0	100%		$22,829	$1,185	$21,645
Jack Benny Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 Montesano Ave	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-2470	475	38	12.5	62.1%	19 (4.0%)	47 (9.9%)	357 (75.2%)	34 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	7.6	1068^th of 1126 public middle schools	5.2%		15.5	1206^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.8%	138	32.0	21.8	30.9	35.8	29.1		17.0	11.9	10.5	98.3%		$21,538	$1,566	$19,971
Viking School	Public	6-8	4460 Old Grand Ave	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Gurnee School District 56	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 336-2108	461	39	11.8	54.4%	88 (19.1%)	108 (23.4%)	216 (46.9%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	5.8	1093^rd of 1126 public middle schools	2.9%		19.1	1138^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.8%	45	32.0	22.6	22.8	25.8	23.7	11.0	11.8	14.0	12.2	99.1%		$20,081	$576	$19,506
Lake Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	31 E Sheridan Pl	Lake Bluff	60044	Lake County	Lake Bluff Education Service District 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 234-9407	305	31	9.9	—	218 (71.5%)	3 (1.0%)	47 (15.4%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	85.3	122^nd of 1126 public middle schools	89.2%		92.2	89^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.5%	33	69.2	82.4	82.1	87.0	83.7	54.1	74.5	56.5	62.5	98.3%		$27,872	$460	$27,412
Zion Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1716 27th St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 379-0227	330	30	11.1	85.5%	22 (6.7%)	85 (25.8%)	208 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	4.7	1107^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.7%		11.1	1292^nd of 1368 public middle schools	5.6%	185	17.1	21.6	25.5	40.2	29.8				4.4	96.2%		$26,182	$883	$25,299
Shiloh Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2635 Gabriel Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 379-0400	358	27	13.5	85.8%	9 (2.5%)	99 (27.7%)	233 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	5.4	1099^th of 1126 public middle schools	2.4%		10.8	1298^th of 1368 public middle schools	5.1%	199	8.9	24.3	36.3	27.9	29.6		15.0		9.1	100%		$23,800	$701	$23,099

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert E Abbott Middle School

How many students attend Robert E Abbott Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Robert E Abbott Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Robert E Abbott Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert E Abbott Middle School usually go on to attend Waukegan High School

What is the racial makeup of Robert E Abbott Middle School?

Students at Robert E Abbott Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

Is Robert E Abbott Middle School a good school?

Robert E Abbott Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Robert E Abbott Middle School in?

Waukegan CUSD 60

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