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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	Distance	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 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 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
John R Lewis Middle School	0.0mi	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
Robert E Abbott Middle School	1.0mi	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	1.2mi	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
Neal Math Science Academy	1.6mi	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
Edith M Smith Middle School	1.8mi	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
Jack Benny Middle School	3.3mi	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	3.4mi	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	5.0mi	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
Woodland Middle School	6.2mi	Public	6-8	7000 Washington St	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 856-3421	1,541	133	11.5	37.8%	556 (36.1%)	147 (9.5%)	587 (38.1%)	157 (10.2%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.6%)	36.4	708^th of 1126 public middle schools	37.1%		49.2	634^th of 1368 public middle schools	53.7%	74		48.9		50.8	57.3	63.8	57.4		28.6	31.8	30.6	30.3	99.5%		$24,799	$393	$24,406
Deer Path Middle School East	6.8mi	Public	5-6	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 615-4470	375	38	9.8	—	316 (84.3%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.5%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)								(n/a)	79.4		91.1	86.5			88.7	74.9	71.5			73.1	98.2%		$26,620	$372	$26,249

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