John R Lewis Middle School

Regular School · Waukegan, IL

John R Lewis Middle School is a regular school school in Waukegan, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 721 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

721

Teachers (FTE)

64.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	569	79%
Black or African American	101	14%
White	26	4%
Asian	9	1%
Two or more races	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	721	371M / 350F

English Language Learners: 321 (45% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -12.7pp	27.7%	272
Reading Proficiency	22.0% -10.7pp	32.7%	291

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

367

50.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	721	100%

Contact & Location

600 S Lewis Ave

Waukegan, IL 60085

Phone: (224)303-2560

http://schools.wps60.org/jefferson

District

Waukegan CUSD 60

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,679

District enrollment: 13,679

Other Schools in District

Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School Elementary
Carman-Buckner Elem School Elementary
Clearview Elem School Elementary
Glen Flora Elem School Elementary
Glenwood Elementary School Elementary
Greenwood Elem School Elementary
H R McCall Elem School Elementary
Hyde Park Elem School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60085) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

174125004138

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD