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Little Fort Elementary School

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Little Fort Elementary School ranks 891 st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Little Fort Elementary School is a 421-student K–5 school in Waukegan, Illinois, part of Waukegan CUSD 60. In 2025–26, 54% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 47% in math. Its clearest distinction is math: among nine nearby schools serving comparable K–5 or PK–5 grades, Little Fort had the highest math result and the second-highest ELA result.

Little Fort’s results are well above district averages, and its math score is also above the state average; ELA is slightly below the state. The school scored 47% in math, compared with 20% for the district and 40% statewide; in ELA, it scored 54%, versus 28% for the district and 56% statewide. The nearby-school averages were 25% in math and 30% in ELA. Grade-level results show that math strength is not uniform: 3rd-grade math was 63%, above the state’s 49%, and 4th-grade math was 47%, above the state’s 42%; 5th-grade math was 34%, below the state’s 36%. Fourth-grade ELA was also below the state, at 51% versus 56%.

Results have improved considerably: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA rose from 26% to 54% and math from 28% to 47%. ELA’s gap with the state narrowed from 16 points below to 2 points below, while math moved from nearly level with the state to 8 points above. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 36% in 2022–23 to 19% in 2025–26, below the district’s 33% and the state’s 24%. SchoolDigger ranked Little Fort at the 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, well above the district’s 3rd-percentile standing; the school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 12.3. In 2024–25, 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the 68% average among Waukegan peers. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show both a strength and a concern: it ranked the school at the 75th percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students in 2025–26, but at the 3rd percentile for Special Education Students in 2024–25, down from the 52nd percentile in 2022–23. These rankings measure how well the school serves each group, not the students.

421

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,661

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1775 Blanchard Rd
Waukegan, IL 60087-3014

(224) 303-3700

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

Students who attend Little Fort Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Benny Middle School
High:	Waukegan High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

African American:

14.7%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Waukegan CUSD 60

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2023) to 49th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg24%

Illinois avg48%

891^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary 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	47.0	891 of 1737	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	1176 of 2056	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1094 of 2067	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	963 of 2077	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1078 of 2082	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1025 of 1948	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	968 of 2086	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	1076 of 2037	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	1150 of 2044	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1202 of 2046	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	1092 of 2052	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	1119 of 2093	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	1327 of 2167	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	1415 of 2166	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	1565 of 2147	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	1583 of 2139	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1618 of 2120	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	1567 of 2092	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	1619 of 2095	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	1564 of 2086	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.8	1572 of 2022	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	1634 of 2030	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.0	1596 of 2020	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	257 of 688	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	337 of 655	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	121 of 692	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	395 of 684	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	60 of 428	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	462 of 711	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	520 of 698	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1003 of 1049	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	813 of 886	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	479 of 907	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	421 of 788	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	144 of 826	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	92 of 788	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	217 of 768	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	217 of 537	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	280 of 743	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	238 of 718	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	891 of 1286	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1281 of 1942	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1256 of 1942	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1001 of 1957	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1045 of 1970	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	907 of 1680	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1084 of 2019	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1154 of 1964	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	172 of 536	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	342 of 982	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	264 of 959	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	214 of 970	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	316 of 954	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	237 of 742	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	169 of 955	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	205 of 938	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	255 of 1001	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	796 of 1800	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	474 of 1793	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	414 of 1808	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	690 of 1763	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	390 of 1514	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	616 of 1816	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	628 of 1765	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	697 of 1311	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	957 of 1947	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	753 of 1959	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	820 of 1984	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	946 of 1977	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	1019 of 1707	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	818 of 2019	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	914 of 1972	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1259 of 1292	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1050 of 1195	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	557 of 1156	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	863 of 1113	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	436 of 640	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	880 of 1194	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	489 of 763	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+8 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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%)	47	891^st of 1737 public elementary schools	48.7%		41.6	1176^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.8%	285	46.6		56.0	50.6	55.7				54.1	62.7	46.8	34.1				47.1	98.8%		$21,661	$1,500	$20,161
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%)	48.2	865^th of 1737 public elementary schools	50.2%		51.4	977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.5%	112	47.7		51.4	64.7	54.5				56.6	51.4	38.2	47.7				46.0	99.6%		$22,937	$1,378	$21,559
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%)	4.4	1710^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.6%		8	1994^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.0%	284			19.0	16.9	20.3				18.7	25.9	15.4					17.1	99%		$20,098	$1,744	$18,354
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%)	21.2	1358^th of 1737 public elementary schools	21.8%		41.4	1182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.5%	176	26.6		40.0	47.7	48.4				45.4	35.4	28.8	23.4				29.2	96.8%		$20,695	$1,378	$19,317
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%)								(n/a)					22.0				17.2		22.2					16.6	89%		$28,266	$2,096	$26,170
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%)	13.5	1532^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	11.8%		24.5	1569^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%	37	22.6		29.2	40.0	34.0				34.4	33.3	30.0	22.6				28.5	97.6%		$22,622	$1,378	$21,244
LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 W Glen Flora Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 377-0690	519	43	12.0	83.8%	15 (2.9%)	45 (8.7%)	457 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	64.4	594^th of 1737 public elementary schools	65.8%		52.8	948^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.9%	354		59.2	74.1	68.5	70.0	77.1	79.2	80.3	75.6	42.6	37.0		56.3	41.7	46.5	43.4	92.6%		$13,549	$553	$12,996
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%)	6.8	1668^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.0%		18.6	1702^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.2%	34	17.9		19.6	18.7	15.7				18.1	38.1	20.9	12.0				24.4	97.4%		$20,986	$1,378	$19,607
Oak Crest School	Public	PK, KG-5	38550 N Lewis Ave	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5519	308	31	10.0	54.9%	40 (13.0%)	63 (20.5%)	187 (60.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	13.5	1533^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	11.7%		25.4	1552^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.5%	19	29.8		32.1	35.2	36.2				34.4	26.4	24.1	27.7				26.0	100%		$22,642	$1,124	$21,518
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%)	8.6	1626^th of 1737 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.9	1768^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.0%	142	10.8		20.3	34.4					18.9	31.3	25.0					20.5	96.5%		$21,086	$1,395	$19,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Fort Elementary School

Is Little Fort Elementary School a good school?

Little Fort Elementary School ranks 891^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Little Fort Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Little Fort Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Benny Middle School
High : Waukegan High School

What district is Little Fort Elementary School in?

Waukegan CUSD 60

How many students attend Little Fort Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Little Fort Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Little Fort Elementary School?

Students at Little Fort Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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