Robert E Abbott Middle School

Summary:

Robert E Abbott Middle School is a public middle school in Waukegan, Illinois, serving 630 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, which is ranked 745 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert E Abbott Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 16.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 4.7% proficient in mathematics. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.1% to 41.1% over the past few years. These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, nearby middle schools in districts like Woodland CCSD 50 and Lake Bluff Education Service District 65 have significantly higher academic performance and lower rates of chronic absenteeism, despite serving student populations with lower percentages of low-income students. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, which is relatively high at Robert E Abbott Middle School, may be contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1319 Washington St
       Waukegan, IL  60085-5342


(224) 303-2360

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
1232nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,853 Help


Students who attend Robert E Abbott Middle School usually attend:

High:    Waukegan High School

Feeder schools for Robert E Abbott Middle School:

Elementary:    Washington Elementary School
    Whittier Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  585

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
88.9%
African American:
6.7%
White:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Robert E Abbott Middle School ranks worse than 90.4% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.79. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.9%), African American (6.7%), White (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robert E Abbott Middle School is 15.3, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robert E Abbott Middle School is $22,853. 3 middle schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robert E Abbott Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Robert E Abbott Middle School 1232nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Robert E Abbott Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Waukegan CUSD 60:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukegan CUSD 60 745th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Robert E Abbott Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 19.65 948th 1185 20.0%
2004 23.16 943rd 1204 21.7%
2005 24.82 933rd 1209 22.8%
2006 29.46 982nd 1272 22.8%
2007 31.58 979th 1287 23.9%
2008 25.49 1031st 1293 20.3%
2009 25.47 1047th 1318 20.6%
2010 25.35 1068th 1327 19.5%
2011 29.78 1057th 1344 21.4%
2012 27.39 1082nd 1365 20.7%
2013 18.10 1174th 1367 14.1%
2014 17.42 1143rd 1322 13.5%
2015 17.01 1127th 1302 13.4%
2016 16.28 1157th 1294 10.6%
2017 18.22 1087th 1293 15.9%
2018 15.07 1142nd 1293 11.7%
2019 13.03 1244th 1356 8.3%
2021 16.58 1095th 1241 11.8%
2022 18.43 1146th 1369 16.3%
2023 15.58 1217th 1367 11.0%
2024 14.79 1232nd 1363 9.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.37 249th 285 12.6%
2019 28.94 307th 339 9.4%
2021 33.39 223rd 277 19.5%
2022 31.99 366th 454 19.4%
2023 30.27 393rd 480 18.1%
2024 27.34 418th 486 14.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.79 496th 602 17.6%
2019 30.61 559th 792 29.4%
2021 25.59 501st 548 8.6%
2022 26.86 654th 781 16.3%
2023 24.24 661st 805 17.9%
2024 21.71 700th 802 12.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.14 994th 1161 14.4%
2019 15.69 1135th 1217 6.7%
2021 23.15 867th 1019 14.9%
2022 24.87 990th 1221 18.9%
2023 19.41 1099th 1234 10.9%
2024 19.41 1070th 1219 12.2%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.54 1065th 1226 13.1%
2019 12.64 1176th 1276 7.8%
2021 13.99 938th 1017 7.8%
2022 18.01 1093rd 1286 15.0%
2023 14.16 1170th 1275 8.2%
2024 15.90 1104th 1251 11.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.86 541st 674 19.7%
2024 29.64 476th 639 25.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.69 1130th 1223 7.6%
2019 14.80 1176th 1296 9.3%
2021 16.99 940th 1048 10.3%
2022 20.10 1039th 1286 19.2%
2023 17.92 1111th 1292 14.0%
2024 14.43 1170th 1264 7.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.67 376th 511 26.4%
2019 21.07 527th 565 6.7%
2022 30.14 435th 573 24.1%
2023 23.52 504th 569 11.4%
2024 28.07 416th 548 24.1%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Robert E Abbott Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.42 564th 590 4.4%
2019 13.66 617th 639 3.4%
2021 19.55 471st 517 8.9%
2022 20.22 592nd 662 10.6%
2023 17.67 605th 661 8.5%
2024 16.65 589th 643 8.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Robert E Abbott Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 129 238 4 435 5 n/a n/a 0 811
1994 117 192 12 430 2 n/a n/a 0 753
1995 84 177 8 430 1 n/a n/a 0 700
1996 84 177 8 430 1 n/a n/a 0 700
1997 105 171 6 359 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1998 121 176 14 349 0 n/a n/a 0 660
1999 122 179 14 406 0 n/a n/a 0 721
2000 103 165 15 413 0 n/a n/a 0 696
2001 96 170 13 417 1 n/a n/a 0 697
2002 114 136 15 470 0 n/a n/a 0 735
2003 114 136 15 470 0 n/a n/a 0 735
2004 114 113 12 520 1 n/a n/a 0 760
2005 100 116 11 544 0 n/a n/a 1 772
2006 91 112 14 540 0 n/a n/a 3 760
2007 81 131 10 564 2 n/a n/a 7 795
2008 64 135 9 630 1 n/a n/a 9 848
2009 52 110 4 616 0 n/a n/a 13 795
2010 34 67 7 636 1 n/a n/a 11 756
2011 27 81 9 614 0 0 14 0 745
2012 20 70 9 648 1 0 17 0 765
2013 17 55 8 671 1 0 14 0 766
2014 18 45 13 663 0 0 13 0 752
2015 17 53 15 690 3 0 9 0 787
2016 11 55 14 692 2 0 10 0 784
2017 8 64 6 687 1 0 7 0 773
2018 10 56 10 693 1 0 6 0 776
2019 15 58 7 678 5 0 4 0 767
2020 13 57 6 630 3 1 4 0 714
2021 11 51 3 647 3 2 8 0 725
2022 7 43 2 626 6 1 7 0 692
2023 9 41 4 562 7 0 7 0 630
2024 11 39 5 520 3 0 7 0 585

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Robert E Abbott Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 811 45.0 18.0 n/a
1994 753 47.5 15.9 n/a
1995 700 44.5 15.7 n/a
1996 700 44.5 15.7 n/a
1997 641 44.5 14.4 n/a
1998 660 45.5 14.5 n/a
1999 721 38.2 18.9 n/a
2000 696 46.5 15.0 n/a
2001 697 45.5 15.3 n/a
2002 735 46.9 15.7 63
2003 735 46.9 15.7 63
2004 760 45.9 16.6 60.5
2005 772 44.9 17.2 69
2006 760 42.0 18.1 59.3
2007 795 38.0 20.9 58.6
2008 848 39.0 21.7 60.9
2009 795 51.0 15.6 69.3
2010 756 47.1 16.0 80
2011 745 47.0 15.8 71.3
2012 765 47.0 16.2 58
2013 766 55.5 13.7 n/a
2014 752 46.5 16.1 67.7
2015 787 53.0 14.8 74.5
2016 784 50.0 15.6 53.3
2017 773 49.5 15.6 67.7
2018 776 47.5 16.3 68
2019 767 36.0 21.3 64.5
2020 714 48.0 14.8 64.1
2021 725 n/a n/a n/a
2022 692 37.0 18.7 69.9
2023 630 48.0 13.1 69.2
2024 585 38.0 15.3 76.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Robert E Abbott Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 811 45.0 18.0 n/a
1994 753 47.5 15.9 n/a
1995 700 44.5 15.7 n/a
1996 700 44.5 15.7 n/a
1997 641 44.5 14.4 n/a
1998 660 45.5 14.5 n/a
1999 721 38.2 18.9 n/a
2000 696 46.5 15.0 n/a
2001 697 45.5 15.3 n/a
2002 735 46.9 15.7 63
2003 735 46.9 15.7 63
2004 760 45.9 16.6 60.5
2005 772 44.9 17.2 69
2006 760 42.0 18.1 59.3
2007 795 38.0 20.9 58.6
2008 848 39.0 21.7 60.9
2009 795 51.0 15.6 69.3
2010 756 47.1 16.0 80
2011 745 47.0 15.8 71.3
2012 765 47.0 16.2 58
2013 766 55.5 13.7 n/a
2014 752 46.5 16.1 67.7
2015 787 53.0 14.8 74.5
2016 784 50.0 15.6 53.3
2017 773 49.5 15.6 67.7
2018 776 47.5 16.3 68
2019 767 36.0 21.3 64.5
2020 714 48.0 14.8 64.1
2021 725 n/a n/a n/a
2022 692 37.0 18.7 69.9
2023 630 48.0 13.1 69.2
2024 585 38.0 15.3 76.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Robert E Abbott Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.5%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.0%
2016100.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%100.0%99.5%23.6%
201799.1%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.9%99.2%67.8%
201898.3%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.5%98.3%98.6%95.4%
201999.5%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.1%99.7%99.7%97.9%
202199.0%99.3%99.2%99.3%98.2%97.8%99.2%86.4%
202298.3%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.0%97.5%98.7%66.2%
202394.8%95.9%95.9%95.9%96.2%95.2%95.6%53.3%
202494.4%95.9%95.9%95.9%94.7%94.7%95.3%57.2%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Robert E Abbott Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $678 (5.6%) $11,340 (94.4%) $12,018
2020 $854 (6.5%) $12,257 (93.5%) $13,112
2021 $1,518 (10.9%) $12,452 (89.1%) $13,970
2022 $1,518 (10.9%) $12,452 (89.1%) $13,970
2023 $1,519 (8.5%) $16,447 (91.5%) $17,966
2024 $2,088 (9.1%) $20,766 (90.9%) $22,853

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Robert E Abbott Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1244th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1217th of 1367 Middle schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E Abbott Middle School)6.28.9
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Waukegan CUSD 60)15.812.4
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Robert E Abbott Middle School)6.65.7
 0.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Waukegan CUSD 60)10.27
 3.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E Abbott Middle School)13.48.3
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Waukegan CUSD 60)16.88.9
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Robert E Abbott Middle School)3.37.4
 4.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Waukegan CUSD 60)105.7
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E Abbott Middle School)11.98.1
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Waukegan CUSD 60)19.113.1
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Robert E Abbott Middle School)8.33.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Waukegan CUSD 60)11.96.4
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Robert E Abbott Middle School)16.627.2
 10.6%
   8th Grade Science (Waukegan CUSD 60)31.626
 5.6%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students767630
 17.9%
African American5841
 29.3%
American Indian57
 40%
Asian74
 42.9%
Hispanic678562
 17.1%
Pacific Islander00
White159
 40%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.5%69.2%
 4.7%


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Robert E Abbott Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Illinois middle schools.

Students at Robert E Abbott Middle School are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Robert E Abbott Middle School usually go on to attend Waukegan High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 585 students attended Robert E Abbott Middle School.


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