Aaron Martin Board Vice President | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Aaron Martin Board Vice President | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Of the 5,704 students in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 970 (17%) passed.
The percentage of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 2.9% 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.
Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.
The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 44% | 1.8% |
| John S. Clark Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 34.8% | 5.2% |
| H.R. McCall Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 34.5% | 4.8% |
| John R. Lewis Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 23.5% | 3.3% |
| Little Fort Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 22.6% | 3% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 21.9% | 0% |
| Greenwood Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 19% | 0% |
| Robert E. Abbott Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 16.1% | 0.7% |
| Edith M. Smith Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 14.5% | 0.2% |
| Washington Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 14.3% | 0.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 13.9% | 0.6% |
| Glenwood Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 13.9% | 0.7% |
| Jack Benny Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 12.3% | 0.6% |
| Glen Flora Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 11.5% | 0% |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 9% | 0.6% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 7.8% | 0.5% |
| North Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 7.2% | 0% |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 7% | 0% |
| Carman-Buckner Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 6.6% | 0% |
| Clearview Elementary School | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 | 5.1% | 0% |
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