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If you could change one rule at Robert E Abbott Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125000206
Robert E Abbott Middle School
1319 Washington St, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-2360 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
416 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Robert E Abbott Middle School→Waukegan High School
Based on grade levels within Waukegan CUSD 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
7.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.8% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 4.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Robert E Abbott Middle School
Robert E Abbott Middle School's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E Abbott Middle School this school | 585 | 71.1% | 15.5% |
| K D Waldo Middle School Aurora | 729 | 70.0% | 12.7% |
| Ellis Middle School Elgin | 496 | 72.4% | 22.8% |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan | 651 | 69.6% | 12.7% |
| Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan | 493 | 72.2% | 11.9% |
| Heritage Middle School Berwyn | 447 | 73.6% | 47.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Robert E Abbott Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #552 of 578 | #27 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #609 of 640 ▼ 2 | #41 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #612 of 640 ▼ 11 | #38 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #228 of 691 | #24 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #179 of 558 | #26 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #480 of 560 | #44 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #100 of 581 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #51 of 440 | #3 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
-140 (-19%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 697
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 585 | 49 | 11.9:1 | 71% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 76% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 69% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 47.5 | 16.3:1 | 68% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 53% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 71% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert E Abbott Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (776 to 585); teachers up 3% (47.5 to 49).
About Robert E Abbott Middle School
Robert E Abbott Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Waukegan, Illinois. It educates 585 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Robert E Abbott Middle School is run by Waukegan CUSD 60, whose 22 schools enroll 13,640 students.
Hispanic students make up 89% of enrollment at Robert E Abbott Middle School. Other students are 6% Black and 2% White. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Lake County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.9 students per teacher and 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Robert E Abbott Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 30.4%. Actual: 15.5%.
Among Lake County residents, the median household income is $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Robert E Abbott Middle School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
Waukegan High School is the public school closest to Robert E Abbott Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Robert E Abbott Middle School's average proficiency of 15.5% compares with 23.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Robert E Abbott Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 140 students since 2020-21, to 585.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Robert E Abbott Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukegan CUSD 60
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Waukegan
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrElementary · 519 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Waukegan High School0.2 mi · 4,186
- Miguel Juarez Middle School0.2 mi · 651
- Hyde Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 295
- Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School0.6 mi · 395
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 384
- Carman-Buckner Elementary School0.9 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolHow large is Robert E Abbott Middle School?
Robert E Abbott Middle School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Robert E Abbott Middle School serve?
Robert E Abbott Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert E Abbott Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert E Abbott Middle School is approximately 11.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert E Abbott Middle School?
At Robert E Abbott Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Robert E Abbott Middle School in?
Robert E Abbott Middle School is part of Waukegan CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.