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Waukegan High School

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Waukegan High School is located in Waukegan, IL and is in Waukegan Cusd 60. It is a public school that serves 4263 students in grades 9-12.

Waukegan High School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Illinois in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Waukegan High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Waukegan High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Illinois average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Waukegan High School's students and teachers. more

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Waukegan CUSD 60 District Spending

$9,280Per Pupil

The Waukegan CUSD 60 spends $9,280 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 56% on instruction, 41% on support services, 3% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Waukegan CUSD 60 District

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School Facts

Public School
Grades 9-12
Waukegan CUSD 60

Did not make AYP
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Waukegan High School
2325 Brookside Ave
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 360-5621

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The ACT is a national college admissions test used to assess student performance in high school curriculum areas.

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The ACT Composite score is an average of English, math, reading, and science scores. The scores reported are for 12th grade students who have taken the test in grades 10, 11 or 12.

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ACT scores range from a low score of 1 to a high score of 36.

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The PSAE is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 4263

48% 51%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Waukegan High School had 61% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Illinois had 39% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

Hispanic

69%

Black

20%

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Asian/Pacific Islander

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15:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Waukegan High School had 15 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Anonymous: There is a lot of work to be done to raise students' reading levels. It is hard to have realistic expectations due to comprehension levels. They have not met AYP for seven years now.

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Waukegan CUSD 60 District Spending

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