Waukegan High School: special education data

Grades 9 - 12 · Waukegan CUSD 60, Lake County · 481 students with IEPs

In 2024–25, 24.8% of Waukegan High School's 481 students with IEPs were taught in a regular classroom at least 80% of the day, compared with the Illinois district median of 55.7%.

That ranks 5 of 5 comparable schools in Waukegan CUSD 60.

The school reported 113 out-of-school suspensions of students with IEPs (23.5 per 100).

Source: ISBE 2024–25 Illinois Report CardMethodologyReport an error

Inclusion

24.8%of this school's students with IEPs are in a regular classroom most of the day (ISBE 2024–25)

24.8%In a regular classroom most of the day — 80%+ of the time

29.7%Split between a regular class and a separate room — 40–79%

32.3%Mostly in a separate special-ed room — under 40%

13.2%In a separate school — the most separated

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

How students with disabilities do at this school

The “Children with Disabilities” subgroup at this school. The state withholds a figure when too few students would make an individual identifiable — common at smaller schools, so some rows below may be blank here but available at the district level.

Chronic absenteeism

52.5% · typical IL district 27.4% (ISBE 2024–25)

Share of special-ed students missing 10%+ of school days. Lower is better.

Reading (ELA) proficiency

withheld by the state to protect a small group of students

Math proficiency

withheld by the state to protect a small group of students

HS graduation (4-year)

75.6% · typical IL district 82.5% (ISBE 2024–25)

Dropout rate

5.9% · typical IL district 3.4% (ISBE 2024–25)

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

Discipline

Discipline of students with IEPs at this school (incident counts, ISBE 2024–25).

Out-of-school suspensions

113 incidents · 23.5 per 100 students with IEPs

In-school suspensions

144 incidents

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Discipline (per-school, IEP subgroup) 2026-06-10

For the fuller picture (support staffing, restraint and seclusion, discipline disparities, and how this school compares with others in the district), see the Waukegan CUSD 60 scorecard .