Waukegan High School

Public 9-12

 1011 Washington St
       Waukegan, IL  60085-5428


(224) 303-3000

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
560th of 699 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,085 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  4,355

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.0%
African American:
12.9%
White:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.1% Help


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Compare Details Waukegan High School ranks worse than 80.1% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.09. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Waukegan High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81%), African American (12.9%), White (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waukegan High School is 17.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waukegan High School is $19,085.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Waukegan High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukegan High School 560th of 699 Illinois public high schools. (See Waukegan High School in the ranking list.)

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Waukegan CUSD 60:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukegan CUSD 60 762nd of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Waukegan High School

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Rank History for all students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 12.41 515th 586 12.1%
2004 10.33 528th 592 10.8%
2005 8.55 530th 590 10.2%
2006 9.07 531st 596 10.9%
2007 10.29 536th 612 12.4%
2008 11.08 543rd 624 13.0%
2009 10.09 556th 632 12.0%
2010 9.01 564th 643 12.3%
2011 9.09 570th 655 13.0%
2012 10.44 580th 665 12.8%
2013 11.14 581st 670 13.3%
2014 14.68 568th 670 15.2%
2015 20.21 508th 614 17.3%
2016 21.30 527th 643 18.0%
2017 19.58 529th 642 17.6%
2018 20.35 531st 647 17.9%
2019 22.07 554th 701 21.0%
2021 14.85 591st 688 14.1%
2022 20.92 557th 699 20.3%
2023 21.09 560th 699 19.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.10 147th 154 4.5%
2019 10.22 159th 165 3.6%
2022 33.39 111th 170 34.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.03 125th 151 17.2%
2019 34.09 116th 183 36.6%
2021 39.04 79th 189 58.2%
2022 33.87 137th 205 33.2%
2023 36.11 130th 217 40.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.37 211th 374 43.6%
2019 33.40 289th 473 38.9%
2021 34.06 250th 453 44.8%
2022 32.48 285th 493 42.2%
2023 27.17 327th 476 31.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.96 468th 585 20.0%
2019 28.90 475th 639 25.7%
2021 20.76 515th 611 15.7%
2022 28.46 466th 626 25.6%
2023 27.26 492nd 644 23.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.69 57th 91 37.4%
2022 52.95 29th 98 70.4%
2023 43.47 46th 104 55.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.65 511th 620 17.6%
2019 21.69 521st 665 21.7%
2021 14.31 552nd 639 13.6%
2022 20.03 522nd 658 20.7%
2023 20.35 527th 656 19.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.02 257th 428 40.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.67 506th 619 18.3%
2019 22.64 530th 675 21.5%
2021 15.20 564th 653 13.6%
2022 21.46 528th 664 20.5%
2023 21.80 538th 668 19.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.05 123rd 132 6.8%
2019 7.18 120th 130 7.7%
2021 0.92 133rd 135 1.5%
2022 7.23 131st 141 7.1%
2023 15.25 120th 134 10.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.71 143rd 253 43.5%
2019 36.17 161st 299 46.2%
2021 26.98 212th 281 24.6%
2022 37.44 163rd 294 44.6%
2023 41.71 144th 301 52.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.31 219th 291 24.7%
2019 29.19 232nd 317 26.8%
2021 19.59 277th 317 12.6%
2022 27.29 251st 335 25.1%
2023 26.90 254th 333 23.7%
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Rank History for White students at Waukegan High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.19 434th 548 20.8%
2019 35.53 344th 552 37.7%
2021 15.22 500th 553 9.6%
2022 25.97 438th 560 21.8%
2023 20.46 487th 557 12.6%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Waukegan High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 822 497 46 238 8 n/a n/a 0 1611
1989 755 522 46 249 7 n/a n/a 0 1579
1990 715 511 51 281 1 n/a n/a 0 1559
1991 658 476 52 297 0 n/a n/a 0 1483
1992 1146 933 94 1078 1 n/a n/a 0 3252
1993 996 882 58 1010 36 n/a n/a 0 2982
1994 953 888 104 1065 3 n/a n/a 0 3013
1995 817 905 121 1283 2 n/a n/a 0 3128
1996 817 905 121 1283 2 n/a n/a 0 3128
1997 816 904 134 1413 1 n/a n/a 0 3268
1998 751 988 125 1572 1 n/a n/a 0 3437
1999 654 930 118 1564 3 n/a n/a 0 3269
2000 489 725 93 1394 4 n/a n/a 0 2705
2001 475 712 87 1462 2 n/a n/a 0 2738
2002 400 647 89 1697 3 n/a n/a 0 2836
2003 400 647 89 1697 3 n/a n/a 0 2836
2004 359 617 84 1681 2 n/a n/a 0 2743
2005 341 649 68 1675 1 n/a n/a 10 2744
2006 328 610 64 1789 0 n/a n/a 5 2796
2007 427 920 99 2710 2 n/a n/a 13 4171
2008 435 907 71 2835 3 n/a n/a 27 4278
2009 345 944 79 2891 2 n/a n/a 38 4299
2010 302 873 80 2950 3 n/a n/a 55 4263
2011 259 799 74 3056 13 7 69 0 4277
2012 226 761 74 3140 11 15 66 0 4293
2013 251 720 75 3229 11 23 64 0 4373
2014 237 712 71 3267 17 20 67 0 4391
2015 226 678 67 3393 20 17 75 0 4476
2016 199 640 68 3544 19 13 79 0 4562
2017 171 641 72 3642 18 5 71 0 4620
2018 162 600 75 3649 37 7 79 0 4609
2019 157 560 75 3694 37 9 77 0 4609
2020 130 523 76 3692 31 6 64 0 4522
2021 134 571 72 3632 36 6 64 0 4515
2022 114 587 67 3694 28 6 68 0 4564
2023 107 561 68 3528 30 4 57 0 4355

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Waukegan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1611 93.5 17.2 n/a
1989 1579 91.3 17.2 n/a
1990 1559 89.1 17.4 n/a
1991 1483 87.6 16.9 n/a
1992 3252 195.6 16.6 n/a
1993 2982 179.3 16.6 n/a
1994 3013 173.5 17.4 n/a
1995 3128 183.0 17.1 n/a
1996 3128 183.0 17.1 n/a
1997 3268 184.0 17.8 n/a
1998 3437 178.8 19.2 n/a
1999 3269 154.8 21.1 n/a
2000 2705 162.0 16.7 n/a
2001 2738 164.0 16.7 n/a
2002 2836 165.0 17.2 27.6
2003 2836 165.0 17.2 27.6
2004 2743 150.0 18.3 42.9
2005 2744 157.0 17.5 46
2006 2796 157.2 17.8 56.6
2007 4171 208.0 20.1 65.3
2008 4278 196.0 21.8 49.2
2009 4299 257.3 16.7 54.5
2010 4263 283.1 15.0 62.1
2011 4277 280.6 15.2 59.5
2012 4293 284.2 15.1 66.5
2013 4373 301.1 14.5 n/a
2014 4391 246.5 17.8 58.8
2015 4476 215.0 20.8 62.6
2016 4562 290.0 15.7 47.1
2017 4620 291.0 15.8 61.1
2018 4609 279.9 16.4 63.5
2019 4609 245.0 18.8 58.6
2020 4522 287.0 15.7 58.4
2021 4515 n/a n/a n/a
2022 4564 225.0 20.2 65.5
2023 4355 252.5 17.2 65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Waukegan High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1611 93.5 17.2 n/a
1989 1579 91.3 17.2 n/a
1990 1559 89.1 17.4 n/a
1991 1483 87.6 16.9 n/a
1992 3252 195.6 16.6 n/a
1993 2982 179.3 16.6 n/a
1994 3013 173.5 17.4 n/a
1995 3128 183.0 17.1 n/a
1996 3128 183.0 17.1 n/a
1997 3268 184.0 17.8 n/a
1998 3437 178.8 19.2 n/a
1999 3269 154.8 21.1 n/a
2000 2705 162.0 16.7 n/a
2001 2738 164.0 16.7 n/a
2002 2836 165.0 17.2 27.6
2003 2836 165.0 17.2 27.6
2004 2743 150.0 18.3 42.9
2005 2744 157.0 17.5 46
2006 2796 157.2 17.8 56.6
2007 4171 208.0 20.1 65.3
2008 4278 196.0 21.8 49.2
2009 4299 257.3 16.7 54.5
2010 4263 283.1 15.0 62.1
2011 4277 280.6 15.2 59.5
2012 4293 284.2 15.1 66.5
2013 4373 301.1 14.5 n/a
2014 4391 246.5 17.8 58.8
2015 4476 215.0 20.8 62.6
2016 4562 290.0 15.7 47.1
2017 4620 291.0 15.8 61.1
2018 4609 279.9 16.4 63.5
2019 4609 245.0 18.8 58.6
2020 4522 287.0 15.7 58.4
2021 4515 n/a n/a n/a
2022 4564 225.0 20.2 65.5
2023 4355 252.5 17.2 65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Waukegan High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201597.6%96.5%96.5%96.5%97.3%97.2%97.7%
201699.1%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.3%99.4%13.6%
201799.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.1%99.2%98.7%21.5%
201898.9%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.1%99.2%99.0%21.5%
201998.8%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.8%98.9%98.7%47.4%
202199.1%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.2%99.2%85.9%
202298.0%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.6%98.0%97.9%91.6%
202397.7%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.3%97.8%97.9%89.5%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Waukegan High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $786 (5.5%) $13,632 (94.5%) $14,418
2020 $961 (6.4%) $14,050 (93.6%) $15,011
2021 $1,381 (8.8%) $14,336 (91.2%) $15,717
2022 $1,381 (8.8%) $14,336 (91.2%) $15,717
2023 $1,228 (6.4%) $17,857 (93.6%) $19,085

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Waukegan High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 554th of 701 High schoolsRanks 560th of 699 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Waukegan High School)104.6
 5.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Waukegan CUSD 60)104.6
 5.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Waukegan High School)11.68.5
 3.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Waukegan CUSD 60)11.68.5
 3.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Waukegan High School)21.333.1
 11.8%
   End of Course Science (Waukegan CUSD 60)21.333.1
 11.8%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students46094355
 5.5%
African American560561
 0.2%
American Indian3730
 18.9%
Asian7568
 9.3%
Hispanic36943528
 4.5%
Pacific Islander94
 55.6%
White157107
 31.8%
Two or More Races7757
 26%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.6%65.1%
 6.5%


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Students at Waukegan High School are 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 4,355 students attended Waukegan High School.

Waukegan High School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Illinois high schools.


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