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John R Lewis Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

600 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-2560 · Part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

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Directions
Students
721
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about John R Lewis Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waukegan Township kids: Waukegan High School

On the path

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

K–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8John R Lewis Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Waukegan High Schoolin Waukegan

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

600 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6230
Grade 7234
Grade 8257
Enrollment over time
782’20
781’21
774’22
762’23
721’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%Black 14%White 4%Asian 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John R Lewis Middle 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
Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukegan
C
318 students12:1

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.