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Greenwood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1919 North Ave, Waukegan, IL 60087 · (224) 303-2080 · Part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

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Directions
Students
318
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Greenwood Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waukegan Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Waukegan Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Greenwood Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1919 North Ave, Waukegan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K49
Kindergarten48
Grade 137
Grade 245
Grade 348
Grade 446
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
280’20
281’21
285’22
312’23
318’24

Up 13.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 14%White 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Greenwood Elem School from Waukegan Township families.

Other schools in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

The district →
Carman-Buckner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D−
509 students15:1
Oakdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C−
505 students19:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D
498 students15:1
Glen Flora Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
D
476 students13:1
Clearview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C−
404 students10:1
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Waukegan
221 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Waukegan Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.