Is H R McCall Elementary School a good school?

H R McCall Elementary School ranks 846 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H R McCall Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 378 students attended H R McCall Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of H R McCall Elementary School?

Students at H R McCall Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of H R McCall Elementary School attend?

Students who attend H R McCall Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jack Benny Middle School High : Waukegan High School

H R McCall Elementary School

Summary:

H R McCall Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waukegan, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 385 students. 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.

H R McCall Elementary School consistently outperforms the Waukegan CUSD 60 district and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 39.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top 25% and top 15% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 35.1% in the 2020-2021 school year to 19.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, although this is still higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, H R McCall Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers, particularly in terms of academic proficiency and student growth. However, the school still faces challenges, such as higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower overall rankings compared to the state average, indicating that there is room for further improvement. Overall, the school has demonstrated a strong commitment to academic excellence and equity, with a track record of consistent improvement in student performance and a focus on supporting diverse student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

3215 N McAree Rd
Waukegan, IL 60087-2020

(224) 303-1760

District: Waukegan CUSD 60

SchoolDigger Rank:
846^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,147

Students who attend H R McCall Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Benny Middle School
High:	Waukegan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

15.9%

White:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details H R McCall Elementary School ranks better than 59.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.73. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.8%), African American (15.9%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at H R McCall Elementary School is 18. 11 elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare H R McCall Elementary School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at H R McCall Elementary School is $24,147, which is the 5^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

H R McCall Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks H R McCall Elementary School 846^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See H R McCall Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Waukegan CUSD 60:

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

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Rank History for H R McCall Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.48	1078^th	2020	46.6%
2004	55.24	1115^th	2030	45.1%
2005	64.98	853^rd	2022	57.8%
2006	67.96	779^th	2086	62.7%
2007	58.81	1075^th	2095	48.7%
2008	68.96	756^th	2092	63.9%
2009	48.47	1309^th	2120	38.3%
2010	38.46	1509^th	2139	29.5%
2011	41.49	1456^th	2147	32.2%
2012	30.22	1673^rd	2166	22.8%
2013	31.35	1561^st	2167	28.0%
2014	23.19	1685^th	2093	19.5%
2015	16.25	1810^th	2052	11.8%
2016	16.39	1801^st	2046	12.0%
2017	23.72	1581^st	2044	22.7%
2018	38.68	1209^th	2037	40.6%
2019	46.74	1031^st	2086	50.6%
2021	34.66	1187^th	1948	39.1%
2022	54.04	860^th	2082	58.7%
2023	56.10	825^th	2077	60.3%
2024	53.73	846^th	2067	59.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.51	157^th	718	78.1%
2019	60.72	164^th	743	77.9%
2021	63.25	88^th	537	83.6%
2022	70.29	98^th	768	87.2%
2023	84.02	43^rd	788	94.5%
2024	70.43	112^th	826	86.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.44	187^th	763	75.5%
2019	58.28	352^nd	1194	70.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.58	740^th	1765	58.1%
2019	60.89	544^th	1816	70.0%
2021	37.71	913^th	1514	39.7%
2022	71.10	314^th	1763	82.2%
2023	75.09	263^rd	1808	85.5%
2024	69.04	370^th	1793	79.4%

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Rank History for Female students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.09	1282^nd	1964	34.7%
2019	44.26	1077^th	2019	46.7%
2021	34.41	1046^th	1680	37.7%
2022	50.08	868^th	1970	55.9%
2023	57.29	739^th	1957	62.2%
2024	53.53	787^th	1942	59.5%

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Rank History for Male students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.90	1012^th	1972	48.7%
2019	49.85	923^rd	2019	54.3%
2021	32.64	1076^th	1707	37.0%
2022	57.29	743^rd	1977	62.4%
2023	52.74	838^th	1984	57.8%
2024	51.82	844^th	1959	56.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at H R McCall Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.82	366^th	938	61.0%
2019	59.59	284^th	955	70.3%
2021	61.26	173^rd	742	76.7%
2022	72.97	160^th	954	83.2%
2023	75.35	132^nd	970	86.4%
2024	66.81	211^th	959	78.0%

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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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for H R McCall Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	187	40	22	86	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	335
1989	169	40	17	105	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	331
1990	166	33	21	101	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	321
1991	174	37	17	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1992	168	33	31	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1993	121	31	27	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
1994	153	81	27	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1995	129	103	25	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1996	129	103	25	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1997	117	118	9	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1998	97	99	16	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	329
1999	125	117	15	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2000	109	181	11	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
2001	100	163	11	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
2002	86	126	20	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
2003	86	126	20	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
2004	78	120	17	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
2005	77	119	10	205	1	n/a	n/a	5	417
2006	70	111	9	206	0	n/a	n/a	4	400
2007	62	114	10	209	0	n/a	n/a	16	411
2008	64	110	5	256	2	n/a	n/a	22	459
2009	63	86	5	234	0	n/a	n/a	21	409
2010	51	47	6	300	2	n/a	n/a	33	439
2011	39	56	8	328	4	0	17	0	452
2012	28	40	6	363	2	0	13	0	452
2013	36	43	5	329	2	0	21	0	436
2014	27	62	6	342	0	0	18	0	455
2015	33	61	5	383	0	0	14	0	496
2016	33	54	2	363	1	1	14	0	468
2017	33	50	4	357	3	1	14	0	462
2018	41	51	5	337	6	0	14	0	454
2019	37	62	5	325	5	0	18	0	452
2020	33	64	7	329	4	0	17	0	454
2021	23	62	7	297	3	0	14	0	406
2022	21	58	8	283	5	0	16	0	391
2023	21	58	9	278	4	0	15	0	385
2024	15	60	13	275	0	0	15	0	378

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 H R McCall Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	335	15.0	22.3	n/a
1989	331	16.0	20.6	n/a
1990	321	15.7	20.4	n/a
1991	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1992	353	15.0	23.5	n/a
1993	266	13.0	20.5	n/a
1994	348	14.0	24.9	n/a
1995	353	13.0	27.2	n/a
1996	353	13.0	27.2	n/a
1997	355	15.0	23.7	n/a
1998	329	16.0	20.6	n/a
1999	381	16.9	22.5	n/a
2000	430	31.9	13.5	n/a
2001	419	30.2	13.9	n/a
2002	424	29.2	14.5	41.7
2003	424	29.2	14.5	41.7
2004	395	28.2	14.0	41
2005	417	25.3	16.5	44.9
2006	400	23.3	17.2	39.1
2007	411	14.0	29.4	42.5
2008	459	16.0	28.7	50.3
2009	409	29.0	14.1	55.7
2010	439	30.0	14.6	68.2
2011	452	29.0	15.5	62.4
2012	452	28.0	16.1	53.3
2013	436	28.9	15.0	n/a
2014	455	25.5	17.8	67.7
2015	496	33.0	15.0	72.8
2016	468	29.0	16.1	48.5
2017	462	28.0	16.5	63.4
2018	454	29.0	15.6	66.5
2019	452	22.0	20.5	60.4
2020	454	30.0	15.1	61.9
2021	406	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	27.5	14.2	64.5
2023	385	32.5	11.8	60.5
2024	378	21.0	18.0	65.9

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 H R McCall Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	335	15.0	22.3	n/a
1989	331	16.0	20.6	n/a
1990	321	15.7	20.4	n/a
1991	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1992	353	15.0	23.5	n/a
1993	266	13.0	20.5	n/a
1994	348	14.0	24.9	n/a
1995	353	13.0	27.2	n/a
1996	353	13.0	27.2	n/a
1997	355	15.0	23.7	n/a
1998	329	16.0	20.6	n/a
1999	381	16.9	22.5	n/a
2000	430	31.9	13.5	n/a
2001	419	30.2	13.9	n/a
2002	424	29.2	14.5	41.7
2003	424	29.2	14.5	41.7
2004	395	28.2	14.0	41
2005	417	25.3	16.5	44.9
2006	400	23.3	17.2	39.1
2007	411	14.0	29.4	42.5
2008	459	16.0	28.7	50.3
2009	409	29.0	14.1	55.7
2010	439	30.0	14.6	68.2
2011	452	29.0	15.5	62.4
2012	452	28.0	16.1	53.3
2013	436	28.9	15.0	n/a
2014	455	25.5	17.8	67.7
2015	496	33.0	15.0	72.8
2016	468	29.0	16.1	48.5
2017	462	28.0	16.5	63.4
2018	454	29.0	15.6	66.5
2019	452	22.0	20.5	60.4
2020	454	30.0	15.1	61.9
2021	406	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	391	27.5	14.2	64.5
2023	385	32.5	11.8	60.5
2024	378	21.0	18.0	65.9

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.

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