Miguel Juarez Middle School
Waukegan, IL · Waukegan CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
673rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 2%· Stable
201 N Butrick St, Waukegan, IL 60085
(224)303-2660NCES ID 174125001753Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Miguel Juarez Middle School 673rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 2% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 3th in 2019 to 2th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2024) 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) 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.
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 662 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1996, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 77.4% | 84.6% | ▲ 7.2 pts | |
| Black | 14.1% | 10.3% | ▼ 3.8 pts | |
| White | 3.1% | 2.3% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 1.4% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.8% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.4% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1996. 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 Miguel Juarez Middle School
- #659Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 0.2 mi away659th of 685
ELA 22% ▲8 · Math 8% ▼3Compare - #678Edith M Smith Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 0.7 mi away678th of 685
ELA 13% ▼1 · Math 7% ▼4Compare - #562John R Lewis Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 1.1 mi away562nd of 685
ELA 34% ▲20 · Math 21% ▲10Compare - #648Jack Benny Middle SchoolWaukegan CUSD 60 · 2.2 mi away648th of 685
ELA 21% ▲7 · Math 12% ▲1Compare - #652Neal Math Science AcademyNorth Chicago SD 187 · 2.7 mi away652nd of 685
ELA 22% ▲8 · Math 10% ▼1Compare - #643Viking SchoolGurnee SD 56 · 3.4 mi away643rd of 685
ELA 26% ▲12 · Math 11% =Compare - #665Zion Central Middle SchoolZion ESD 6 · 5.8 mi away665th of 685
ELA 21% ▲7 · Math 7% ▼4Compare - #664Shiloh Park Middle SchoolZion ESD 6 · 5.9 mi away664th of 685
ELA 20% ▲6 · Math 8% ▼3Compare
What school district is Miguel Juarez Middle School in?
Miguel Juarez Middle School is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district in Waukegan, Illinois.
Is Miguel Juarez Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Miguel Juarez Middle School 673rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 2% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Miguel Juarez Middle School?
Hispanic 85%, Black 10%, White 2%, Two or more races 1% (662 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Miguel Juarez 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.