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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60087

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At a glance

Schools

3,099

Students

Districts

Top rankedJohn S Clark Elementary School865^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Little Fort Elementary School up 285 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clearview Elementary School 9.6 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 60087 include seven elementary schools and one middle school serving grades 6–8. The seven elementary schools averaged 36% proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and 28% in math in 2025–2026, compared with state averages of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by school: elementary scores spanned 39 points in ELA and 36 points in math.

John S. Clark Elementary led elementary ELA at 57%, narrowly above the state’s 56%, while Little Fort Elementary scored 54%, 2 points below the state. Little Fort led math at 47%, 8 points above the state, and Clark followed at 46%, 6 points above. At the other end, Clearview Elementary had the lowest ELA result, 17%, and Howe Elementary the lowest math result, 11%. Separately, Jack Benny Middle School scored 29% in ELA and 11% in math, 27 and 29 points below state results.

Elementary averages improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 6 points and math 3 points, bringing the averages 3 and 2 points closer to state results. Gains were not shared by every school: Little Fort rose 14 points in ELA and 8 in math, while H R McCall Elementary fell 3 points in ELA and 2 in math. SchoolDigger ranked Clark at the 50th percentile and Little Fort at the 49th in 2025–2026. Other measures offer context, not explanations: Clark’s chronic absenteeism was 7%, versus 24% statewide; its student-teacher ratio was 10.9, compared with Clearview’s 9.6. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 61% at McCall to 76% at Howe; Little Fort’s was 70% and Clark’s 68%.

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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 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
Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	10271 W Beach Rd	Beach Park	60087	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5362	318	24	13.2	75.5%	24 (7.5%)	18 (5.7%)	258 (81.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	6	1684^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	1895^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.8%	211	19.2		23.8		26.4				22.0	23.8						11.4	97.8%		$22,642	$1,124	$21,519
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
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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 60087

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waukegan	0.46 mi	23	736^th
Beach Park	1.18 mi	4	770^th
Gurnee	1.98 mi	7	589^th
Zion	2.64 mi	11	775^th
Wadsworth	2.72 mi	2	727^th

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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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