In the 2023-24 school year, 10.8% of the students in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 5,692 students in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 615 (10.8%) passed.
The percentage of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 0.2% compared to the previous school year.
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 roughly covers 21 schools within Lake County and has a main office in Waukegan.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 29.2% | 4.8% |
| Greenwood Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 27.8% | 3.2% |
| Little Fort Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 26.5% | 1.7% |
| John S. Clark Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 26.1% | 3.5% |
| H.R. McCall Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 23.8% | 1.2% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 14.8% | 0% |
| Washington Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 14.3% | 1.1% |
| Glenwood Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 12% | 1.1% |
| John R. Lewis Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 11.3% | 1.6% |
| Glen Flora Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 8.9% | 0% |
| Carman-Buckner Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 8.6% | 1% |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 8.1% | 0.4% |
| North Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 7.7% | 0% |
| Oakdale Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 6.7% | 0% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 6% | 0.5% |
| Edith M. Smith Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| Jack Benny Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| Clearview Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 5.1% | 0% |
| Robert E. Abbott Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 4.5% | 0.2% |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 2.4% | 0% |
