Photo: edward P. steinburg desnged · CC BY-SA 3.0Waukegan Township’s public schools
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waukegan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Waukegan Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Waukegan Township’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Little Fort Elem School places highest (better than 42%); Washington Elem School lowest (0%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve Waukegan Township, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and one high school: Waukegan High School. See the path ↓
Charter schools
1 public charter school is located in Waukegan Township; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waukegan Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Waukegan Township
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
10th grade in Waukegan Township
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
11th grade in Waukegan Township
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
12th grade in Waukegan Township
Waukegan High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,186 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Waukegan
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Waukegan Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Waukegan Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Waukegan Township | — | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 |
| Waukegan (city) | C | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Warren | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| North Chicago | B+ | North Chicago School District 187 PK–12 · Lake Forest Community High School District 115 9–12 · Libertyville Community High School District 128 9–12 |
| Shields | B+ | Lake Forest School District 67 PK–8 · North Chicago School District 187 PK–12 · Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 PK–8 |
| Benton | C− | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Winthrop Harbor School District 1 PK–8 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Park City | C | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
| Beach Park | D | Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 9–12 |
| Gurnee | B− | Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 PK–8 · Gurnee School District 56 PK–8 · Warren Township High School District 121 9–12 |
3 of the 8 neighbors share Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 with Waukegan Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Waukegan Township
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Waukegan Township’s schools
Are Waukegan Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Waukegan Township. Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waukegan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Waukegan Township in?
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60.
Where do Waukegan Township kids go to high school?
Waukegan High School.
Are there private schools in Waukegan Township?
Yes: Cristo Rey ST. Martin (grades 9–12, 418 students), Most Blessed Trinity Academy (grades PK–8, 190 students), St. Anastasia Catholic School (grades PK–8, 190 students), Lake County Christian Academy (grades PK–12, 157 students), Menta Academy North (grades PK–12, 150 students) and Lions Math and Science Christian Academy (grades K–8, 82 students). Waukegan Township also has 1 public charter school.
Parents talk
What Waukegan Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Waukegan Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.