📍 901 N Lewis Ave, Waukegan, Lake County, 60085
Whittier Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waukegan, Lake County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Kramer. It is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elem School enrolls 427 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| White | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 427 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.
Whittier Elem 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.
Whittier Elem 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 427 students, Whittier Elem School is smaller 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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