Jack Benny Middle School
Waukegan, IL · Waukegan CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
648th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 5%▼ Declining
1401 Montesano Ave, Waukegan, IL 60087
(224)303-2470NCES ID 174125004131Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Jack Benny Middle School 648th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 5% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 14th in 2019 to 5th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2022), Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 506 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 68.6% | 76.9% | ▲ 8.3 pts | |
| Black | 16.2% | 9.7% | ▼ 6.5 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 4.7% | ▲ 3.6 pts | |
| White | 10.0% | 4.5% | ▼ 5.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 2.8% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $269K in zip 60087 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Jack Benny Middle School
- #678Edith M Smith Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 1.5 mi away678th of 685
ELA 13% ▼8 · Math 7% ▼5Compare - #673Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 2.2 mi away673rd of 685
ELA 14% ▼7 · Math 11% ▼1Compare - #659Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 2.5 mi away659th of 685
ELA 22% ▲1 · Math 8% ▼4Compare - #562John R Lewis Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 3.3 mi away562nd of 685
ELA 34% ▲13 · Math 21% ▲9Compare - #665Zion Central Middle SchoolZion ESD 6 · 3.6 mi away665th of 685
ELA 21% = · Math 7% ▼5Compare - #664Shiloh Park Middle SchoolZion ESD 6 · 3.6 mi away664th of 685
ELA 20% ▼1 · Math 8% ▼4Compare - #643Viking SchoolGurnee SD 56 · 3.7 mi away643rd of 685
ELA 26% ▲5 · Math 11% ▼1Compare - #634Beach Park Middle SchoolBeach Park CCSD 3 · 4.3 mi away634th of 685
ELA 30% ▲9 · Math 10% ▼2Compare
What school district is Jack Benny Middle School in?
Jack Benny Middle School is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district in Waukegan, Illinois.
Is Jack Benny Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Jack Benny Middle School 648th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 5% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Jack Benny Middle School?
Hispanic 77%, Black 10%, Asian 5%, White 5% (506 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Jack Benny Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60087 is $269K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.