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Miguel Juarez Middle School

Q: Is Miguel Juarez Middle School a good school?

Miguel Juarez Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Miguel Juarez Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Miguel Juarez Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Miguel Juarez Middle School?

Students at Miguel Juarez Middle School are 83% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Miguel Juarez Middle School attend?

Students who attend Miguel Juarez Middle School usually go on to attend Waukegan High School

Public Grades 6-8

1111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Miguel Juarez Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 651 students in Waukegan, Illinois, among 11 nearby schools included in this comparison. In 2025–2026, 24% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 9% in math, and 23% of eighth-graders in science. Each result was below both Waukegan CUSD 60 and the state. The central concern is persistently low proficiency across subjects, particularly in math, where fewer than one in ten students were proficient.

ELA is a relative strength compared with math, but the school still trails local and state results. ELA proficiency was 5 percentage points below the district and 32 below the state; math was 10 points below the district and 30 below the state. Among the 11 nearby schools, Miguel Juarez ranked eighth in ELA and seventh in math, placing it below the local midpoint but not last; it scored above three schools in ELA and four in math. Within its district, it ranked third of five middle schools in both subjects. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 3 points below the district and 29 below the state, ranking eighth among nearby schools.

ELA results have risen over three years, while math has improved from its starting point but slipped in the latest year: ELA went from 10% in 2023–2024 to 24% in 2025–2026, a 14-point gain; math rose from 2% to 9%, a 7-point net gain after reaching 11% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger ranked Miguel Juarez in the 1st percentile statewide with 0 stars in 2025–2026; the district was in the 3rd percentile with 0 stars. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 10.6 in 2024–2025, and 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s African American student effectiveness percentile fell from 22 to 3 between 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, while its English Language Learner student percentile rose from 7 to 20. Chronic absenteeism also improved, declining from 38% in 2021–2022 to 28% in 2025–2026, though it remained 5 points above the state rate.

651

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,595

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

201 N Butrick St
Waukegan, IL 60085-3724

(224) 303-2660

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

Students who attend Miguel Juarez Middle School usually attend:

High:

Waukegan High School

Feeder schools for Miguel Juarez Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenwood Elementary School
	Hyde Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

African American:

10.1%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

Illinois avg49%

1,111^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	4.1	1111 of 1126	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	1276 of 1368	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1317 of 1363	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1299 of 1367	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1291 of 1369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1083 of 1241	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1185 of 1356	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1208 of 1293	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1156 of 1293	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1195 of 1294	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1074 of 1302	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	1186 of 1322	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	1238 of 1367	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	1163 of 1365	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	1033 of 1344	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1029 of 1327	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	1216 of 1318	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1138 of 1293	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	1069 of 1287	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1108 of 1272	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.9	1106 of 1209	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	1098 of 1204	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.7	1123 of 1185	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	554 of 574	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	429 of 548	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	539 of 569	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	500 of 573	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	292 of 385	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	553 of 565	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	455 of 511	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	547 of 694	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	572 of 639	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	526 of 674	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	384 of 483	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	452 of 486	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	433 of 480	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	413 of 454	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	165 of 277	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	855 of 867	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1169 of 1248	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1224 of 1251	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1209 of 1275	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1186 of 1286	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	927 of 1017	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1145 of 1276	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1139 of 1226	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	477 of 483	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	642 of 669	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	631 of 643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	648 of 661	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	649 of 662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	462 of 517	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	601 of 639	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	580 of 590	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	755 of 788	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	1115 of 1229	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1181 of 1219	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1168 of 1234	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1148 of 1221	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	788 of 1019	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1048 of 1217	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1090 of 1161	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	822 of 829	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	1168 of 1271	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1192 of 1264	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1212 of 1292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1203 of 1286	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	937 of 1048	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1103 of 1296	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1140 of 1223	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	680 of 812	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	768 of 802	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	697 of 805	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	322 of 548	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	627 of 792	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	474 of 602	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	3.7	886 of 889	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2018)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-32 vs state

Science23%-29 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Juarez Middle School

Is Miguel Juarez Middle School a good school?

Miguel Juarez Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Miguel Juarez Middle School?

Students at Miguel Juarez Middle School are 83% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Miguel Juarez Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Miguel Juarez Middle School.

What district is Miguel Juarez Middle School in?

Waukegan CUSD 60

What high school do graduates of Miguel Juarez Middle School attend?

Students who attend Miguel Juarez Middle School usually go on to attend Waukegan High School

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