Jack Benny Middle School
1401 Montesano Ave Waukegan IL, 60087, Lake County Phone: 847-360-5460 Ranking:  (2,717 out of 3,028, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 607 | 628 | 602 | 618 | 638 | 693 | 694 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 194 | 32.0% | 224 | 35.7% | 183 | 30.4% | 217 | 35.1% | 206 | 32.3% | 232 | 33.5% | 225 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 214 | 35.3% | 194 | 30.9% | 221 | 36.7% | 198 | 32.0% | 221 | 34.6% | 210 | 30.3% | 252 | 36.3% |
| Grade 8: | 199 | 32.8% | 210 | 33.4% | 198 | 32.9% | 203 | 32.8% | 211 | 33.1% | 251 | 36.2% | 217 | 31.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 314 | 51.7% | 314 | 50.0% | 321 | 53.3% | 317 | 51.3% | 308 | 48.3% | 303 | 43.7% | 356 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 293 | 48.3% | 314 | 50.0% | 281 | 46.7% | 301 | 48.7% | 306 | 48.0% | 371 | 53.5% | 326 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 21 | 3.3% | 20 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 446 | 73.5% | 462 | 73.6% | 426 | 70.8% | 424 | 68.6% | 400 | 62.7% | 459 | 66.2% | 461 | 66.4% |
| Black: | 87 | 14.3% | 85 | 13.5% | 86 | 14.3% | 100 | 16.2% | 130 | 20.4% | 147 | 21.2% | 153 | 22.0% |
| White: | 40 | 6.6% | 53 | 8.4% | 59 | 9.8% | 62 | 10.0% | 70 | 11.0% | 54 | 7.8% | 55 | 7.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 344 | 56.7% | NA | NA | 139 | 23.1% | 342 | 55.3% | 357 | 56.0% | 331 | 47.8% | 335 | 48.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 169 | 28.1% | 65 | 10.5% | 77 | 12.1% | 79 | 11.4% | 75 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.59 | 14.02 | 12.81 | 14.05 | 12.27 | 13.90 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 71.0% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.3% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.3% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 72.6% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 37.3% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 52.5% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 58.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.6% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 64.8% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 67.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.9% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 35.7% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 61.7% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 67.8% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.8% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.8% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.3% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.5% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 54.9% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 55.0% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.6% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 52.9% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 60.0% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 64.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 58.4% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 35.7% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 56.0% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 53.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 49.3% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 63.7% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 59.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 60.0% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 50.4% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 59.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 60.1% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.2% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.6% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 31.2% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 32.4% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 34.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 60.1% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 65.0% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 64.5% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.2% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 75.2% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 75.0% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 42.2% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 42.0% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 40.9% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 48.1% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 61.3% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 67.7% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 69.7% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 67.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.5% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.3% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 36.7% | 59.8% |
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* Jack Benny Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.