📍 600 S Lewis Ave, Waukegan, Lake County, 60085
John R Lewis Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waukegan, Lake County. The school has 774 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Molly Schaefer. It is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John R Lewis Middle School enrolls 774 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 609 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 16% |
| White | 17 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
556 of the school's 774 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John R Lewis Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 60.
John R Lewis Middle School is one of 22 schools in Waukegan CUSD 60, based in Waukegan, Illinois. The district serves 13,640 students district-wide and employs 957 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 774 students, John R Lewis Middle School is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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