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Glen Flora Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1768th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Glen Flora Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waukegan, Illinois, serving 458 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, which is ranked 760 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glen Flora Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 24.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, only 17.3% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 18.7% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 38.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Glen Flora Elementary School ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby John S Clark Elementary School and North Elementary School generally perform better than Glen Flora Elementary School, they still struggle to meet state averages. However, the Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School, also within the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, significantly outperforms Glen Flora Elementary School and the district as a whole in academic achievement. Additionally, the LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Charter School, located near Glen Flora Elementary School, also outperforms the school in academic achievement.

476
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,081
Per pupil spending ?
75.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1110 Chestnut St
       Waukegan, IL  60085-2982

(224) 303-1800

District: Waukegan CUSD 60


Students who attend Glen Flora Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Edith M Smith Middle School
High:    Waukegan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.3%
African American:
12.8%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg21%
Illinois avg44%
1,768th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 15Elementary Schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60
760th of 811Waukegan 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.91768 of 205614.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.71745 of 206715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.31676 of 207719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.81639 of 208221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81474 of 194824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201952.9922 of 208655.8%★★★☆☆
201834.21319 of 203735.2%★★☆☆☆
201728.11469 of 204428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201628.51468 of 204628.3%★☆☆☆☆
201523.21622 of 205221.0%★☆☆☆☆
201424.91657 of 209320.8%★☆☆☆☆
201333.31526 of 216729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201218.01894 of 216612.6%★☆☆☆☆
201119.91837 of 214714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201020.41811 of 213915.3%★☆☆☆☆
200928.21672 of 212021.1%★☆☆☆☆
200820.11777 of 209215.1%★☆☆☆☆
200723.51771 of 209515.5%★☆☆☆☆
200618.81797 of 208613.9%★☆☆☆☆
200517.41761 of 202212.9%★☆☆☆☆
200419.91712 of 203015.7%★☆☆☆☆
200318.01692 of 202016.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.1537 of 68821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3647 of 6551.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.4606 of 69212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6389 of 68443.1%★★☆☆☆
202151.7129 of 42869.9%★★★★☆
201968.2123 of 71182.7%★★★★☆
201850.3262 of 69862.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.7774 of 104926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202356.7285 of 90768.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.4506 of 78835.8%★★☆☆☆
202441.4453 of 82645.2%★★☆☆☆
202330.6620 of 78821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.8502 of 76834.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.5361 of 53732.8%★★☆☆☆
201980.053 of 74392.9%★★★★★
201852.0266 of 71863.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.81666 of 194214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.61541 of 194220.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.81603 of 195718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.61464 of 197025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.61286 of 168023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201953.9875 of 201956.7%★★★☆☆
201832.21322 of 196432.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.7801 of 98218.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9751 of 95921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0782 of 97019.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4686 of 95428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6458 of 74238.3%★★☆☆☆
201974.9131 of 95586.3%★★★★☆
201853.6383 of 93859.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.21537 of 180014.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.01308 of 179327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202337.91099 of 180839.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.91005 of 176343.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.9905 of 151440.2%★★☆☆☆
201979.1186 of 181689.8%★★★★☆
201850.8783 of 176555.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.01670 of 194714.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.61698 of 195913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.51468 of 198426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.71607 of 197718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.31420 of 170716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201951.3891 of 201955.9%★★★☆☆
201837.41177 of 197240.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.41112 of 129213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202238.3584 of 111347.5%★★☆☆☆
202121.3594 of 6407.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)14th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts19%-34 vs state
Mathematics17%-21 vs state
Science17%-24 vs state

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Glen Flora Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Glen Flora Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edith M Smith Middle School
High : Waukegan High School

Students at Glen Flora Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Glen Flora Elementary School.


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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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