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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Lake County, Illinois

107 public schools in Lake County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Evelyn Alexander School leads the list at 2.5%, against a median of 38.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

107

Lake County, Illinois

Best % Proficient

2.5%

Median % Proficient

38.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	98.3%	354	2.5%
2	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	99.5%	387	9.8%
3	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	99.8%	898	10.3%
4	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	69.1%	404	10.5%
5	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	76.3%	498	11.5%
6	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	84.4%	339	11.7%
7	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	72.2%	493	11.9%
8	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.8%	358	12.2%
9	Oakdale Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	66.5%	505	12.3%
10	Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	82.3%	509	12.6%
11	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	69.6%	651	12.7%
12	Elmwood Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Elementary	87.5%	336	13.3%
13	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.5%	330	13.6%
14	Howe Elementary School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	75.5%	318	15.1%
15	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	71.1%	585	15.5%
16	Indian Hill Elem School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	84.5%	529	16.9%
17	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	98.8%	601	17.0%
18	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	62.1%	475	17.3%
19	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	89.3%	642	17.5%
20	Glen Flora Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	75.2%	476	17.6%
21	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	99.2%	386	17.7%
22	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	64.0%	4,186	18.3%
23	Raymond Ellis Elem School	Round Lake Beach, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	90.1%	617	18.6%
24	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	85.8%	783	19.4%
25	Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	53.6%	394	19.6%
26	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	77.0%	430	19.9%
27	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	56.8%	715	20.0%
28	Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	71.8%	577	21.4%
29	Whittier Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	69.2%	438	21.6%
30	Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Elementary	59.0%	454	21.8%
31	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	54.4%	461	22.1%
32	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	62.0%	2,114	22.9%
33	Washington Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	78.4%	384	23.6%
34	Village Elementary School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Elementary	83.4%	433	23.7%
35	Oak Crest School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	54.9%	308	24.2%
36	Round Lake Senior High School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	High	85.1%	2,194	24.8%
37	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	60.6%	419	25.8%
38	LEARN 10 Charter School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	69.4%	297	26.1%
39	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	74.1%	721	26.7%
40	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	56.5%	255	27.7%
41	Greenwood Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	61.3%	318	28.2%
42	River Trail School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Elementary	51.8%	471	28.8%
43	Newport Elem School	Wadsworth, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Elementary	65.1%	261	30.1%
44	West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Elementary	59.7%	268	31.6%
45	Hyde Park Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	78.3%	295	32.7%
46	Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Elementary	52.0%	467	32.8%
47	Lotus School	Spring Grove, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Elementary	57.1%	345	33.5%
48	Westfield School	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Elementary	55.8%	346	35.1%
49	H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	61.1%	396	35.6%
50	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	58.2%	325	35.8%

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