At Robert Abbott Middle School, multi-ethnic community, parents, business partners, administrators, students and staff work together to create an academic, physical, emotional, social and safe environment where everyone can learn and respect one another.

We care about ourselves and others to create, support, and maintain powerful, engaged learning in the Arts and Sciences. We dare to use innovative techniques to enhance life-long learning through technology, the multiple intelligences, carried instructional strategies, and interdisciplinary units.

We share our cultural backgrounds to nurture growth, responsibility, and productivity by celebrating our diversity within a positive school-wide atmosphere and by promoting sportsmanship, school spirit, and pride in ourselves through our daily studies and our educational accomplishments.

Accelerated Middle School

Robert Abbott is an Accelerated Middle School. We believe that all children can learn and all children can succeed. We believe that all children are gifted and that we should accelerate, not remediate. We believe that learning happens in different ways. Students are challenged to become problem solvers, independent thinkers, and to do their best work. Abbott integrates a wide variety of learning resources, such as the use of technology, and real world experiences.

Abbott is in partnership with Accelerated Schools Plus. (http://www.acceleratedschools.net/)

More About Robert Abbott Middle School

• About Middle School and Accelerated Middle School
• Robert Abbott Middle School Mission
• School Goals and Student Expectations
• Honors and Accomplishments
• Our Namesake: Robert Edward Abbott

Quick Facts About Robert Abbott Middle School

• Robert E. Abbott Accelerated Middle School for the Fine Arts and Sciences started in 1992.
• Our school is located at 1319 Washington St. Waukegan, IL 60085.
• Waukegan is situated on the shore of Lake Michigan, halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago.
• Our building was previously West Elementary School.
• Our enrollment is approximately 790 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
• Our first principal was Rita Sirvidas Melius.
• Our web site is http://schools.wps60.org/abbott/
• For more information on our school call our Principal, John Samuelian, at 847-360-5487 or just come by and see us.