Robert E Abbott Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Waukegan, Illinois
Robert E Abbott Middle School in Waukegan, Illinois enrolled 585 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
630 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 585 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.0 to 49.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 630 | 48.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 38.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 585 | 49.0 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 230 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Robert E Abbott Middle School enrolled 690 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 230 of the 690 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absent43.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% Black, 2.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic89.4%
- Black6.3%
- White2.4%
- Two or more races0.9%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Robert E Abbott Middle School scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 9% | 12% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Waukegan
5 public middle schools in Waukegan report 2024-25 enrollment; Robert E Abbott Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Lewis Middle School | 721 | 11.3 | not reported |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | 651 | 10.7 | not reported |
| Robert E Abbott Middle School | 585 | 11.9 | not reported |
| Edith M Smith Middle School | 493 | 11.2 | not reported |
| Jack Benny Middle School | 475 | 12.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Robert E Abbott Middle School
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 651 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 721 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Robert E Abbott Middle School with Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Waukegan CUSD 60 spends per student$21,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,843
- The largest public schools in IllinoisRobert E Abbott Middle School is the number 226 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#226 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.11.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Robert E Abbott Middle School
How many students attend Robert E Abbott Middle School?
585 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 630 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waukegan, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert E Abbott Middle School?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Robert E Abbott Middle School a Title I school?
Robert E Abbott Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Robert E Abbott Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Robert E Abbott Middle School scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Robert E Abbott Middle School in?
Waukegan CUSD 60, NCES district ID 1741250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174125000206 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.