John R Lewis Middle School
Waukegan, IL · Waukegan CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
562nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 18%· Stable
600 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085
(224)303-2560NCES ID 174125004138Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks John R Lewis Middle School 562nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 18% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 20th in 2019 to 18th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2019), Two or more races (last reported 2023) and American Indian (last reported 2022) 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 2019), 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.
Black (last reported 2023) stops 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 762 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 66.9% | 78.9% | ▲ 12.0 pts | |
| Black | 23.7% | 15.9% | ▼ 7.8 pts | |
| White | 4.8% | 2.8% | ▼ 2.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.9% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 0.7% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.2% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.2 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 $238K in zip 60085 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 John R Lewis Middle School
- #659Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 0.9 mi away659th of 685
ELA 22% ▼12 · Math 8% ▼13Compare - #673Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 1.1 mi away673rd of 685
ELA 14% ▼20 · Math 11% ▼10Compare - #652Neal Math Science AcademyNorth Chicago SD 187 · 1.6 mi away652nd of 685
ELA 22% ▼12 · Math 10% ▼11Compare - #678Edith M Smith Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 1.8 mi away678th of 685
ELA 13% ▼21 · Math 7% ▼14Compare - #648Jack Benny Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 3.3 mi away648th of 685
ELA 21% ▼13 · Math 12% ▼9Compare - #643Viking SchoolGurnee SD 56 · 3.4 mi away643rd of 685
ELA 26% ▼8 · Math 11% ▼10Compare - #57Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake Bluff ESD 65 · 5 mi away57th of 685
ELA 82% ▲48 · Math 62% ▲41Compare - #408Woodland Middle SchoolWoodland CCSD 50 · 6.2 mi away408th of 685
ELA 51% ▲17 · Math 29% ▲8Compare
What school district is John R Lewis Middle School in?
John R Lewis Middle School is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district in Waukegan, Illinois.
Is John R Lewis Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks John R Lewis Middle School 562nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 18% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of John R Lewis Middle School?
Hispanic 79%, Black 16%, White 3%, American Indian 1% (762 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near John R Lewis Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60085 is $238K 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.