Clearview Elem School, Waukegan IL

Original Research by School Decision on Clearview Elem School

Clearview Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Waukegan, a mid-sized industrial port city about 36 miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. The school sits within Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 and serves a small elementary population in a neighborhood setting.

The school's enrollment is modest for its grade band, with about equal representation across grades though slightly higher in the lower grades. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black students and other groups; the data does not include free-or-reduced-price lunch rates, so the precise economic profile of the enrollment is not available from the sources provided.

State testing results from the most recent school year show serious proficiency challenges. In math, third-grade students achieved proficiency at a low rate, fourth-grade at a very low rate, and fifth-grade at a similarly low rate. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was low, fourth-grade slightly higher but still low, and fifth-grade low. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also very low. Performance across all tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Lake County. Test participation rates were near complete or complete across the grades shown, indicating the results reflect actual performance rather than incomplete testing. Because cut scores for Illinois assessments changed this year, year-to-year trend comparisons are not available, so it is unclear whether this represents a shift from prior performance or a continuation of established patterns. A parent may want to look into this further with the school and district to understand the instructional supports in place and any improvement efforts underway.

The school serves only pre-K through fifth grade, so there is no graduation rate or secondary testing data.

Waukegan itself is a working-class city with a strong industrial history, now mixing downtown revitalization with established residential and manufacturing districts. The downtown features a walkable core with galleries, restaurants, and the Genesee Theatre, anchoring monthly art walks. The lakefront includes the municipal beach, harbor, and Stiner Pavilion with summer concerts. Housing in the area is below state median value, and rents are moderate. The Waukegan Metra station in downtown connects to Chicago on the Union Pacific North Line. Major regional employers include Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, and Naval Station Great Lakes, along with healthcare, retail, and transportation sectors that provide local employment.

At the district level, Waukegan CUSD 60 is currently restructuring its only high school, which operates two campuses for different grade bands. This change affects placement decisions for every family with secondary-age students. The district has also expanded teacher recruitment to include international and HBCU markets to fill vacancies in bilingual and specialized positions, an ongoing staffing strategy that shapes classroom composition.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 31% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 47%

School 7% · District 24% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 19% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 27% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 32% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 58 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 19% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

This schoolWaukegan CUSD 60, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.