Waukegan High School
Waukegan, IL · Waukegan CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
552nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 8%▼ Declining
1011 Washington St, Waukegan, IL 60085
(224)303-3000NCES ID 174125004141Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Waukegan High School 552nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 8th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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 2024), Asian (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (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.
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 4,325 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 71.5% | 82.1% | ▲ 10.6 pts | |
| Black | 18.7% | 11.6% | ▼ 7.1 pts | |
| White | 6.1% | 2.5% | ▼ 3.6 pts | |
| Asian | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 1.3% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.4 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 Waukegan High School
- #593North Chicago Community High SchNorth Chicago SD 187 · 2.2 mi away593rd of 601
ELA 14% ▼10 · Math 8% ▼6Compare - #15Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest CHSD 115 · 6.5 mi away15th of 601
ELA 86% ▲62 · Math 78% ▲64Compare - #509Zion-Benton East High SchoolZion-Benton Twp HSD 126 · 6.6 mi away509th of 601
ELA 38% ▲14 · Math 12% ▼2Compare - #524Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchZion-Benton Twp HSD 126 · 6.8 mi away524th of 601
ELA 31% ▲7 · Math 15% ▲1Compare - #240Warren Township High SchoolWarren Twp HSD 121 · 7 mi away240th of 601
ELA 53% ▲29 · Math 40% ▲26Compare - #18Libertyville High SchoolCHSD 128 · 8.1 mi away18th of 601
ELA 82% ▲58 · Math 74% ▲60Compare - #96Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslake CHSD 127 · 10.2 mi away96th of 601
ELA 74% ▲50 · Math 50% ▲36Compare - #23Vernon Hills High SchoolCHSD 128 · 10.5 mi away23rd of 601
ELA 79% ▲55 · Math 73% ▲59Compare
What school district is Waukegan High School in?
Waukegan High School is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district in Waukegan, Illinois.
Is Waukegan High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Waukegan High School 552nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Waukegan High School?
Hispanic 82%, Black 12%, White 3%, Asian 2% (4,325 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Waukegan High 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.