Best Public Schools in Evanston, IL

Summary:

The city of Evanston, Illinois is home to 16 schools serving grades K-12, including 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools are part of the Evanston CCSD 65 and Evanston Township HSD 202 school districts.

Evanston Township High School stands out as the top-performing high school, ranking 48th out of 699 Illinois high schools and earning a 5-star rating. The school has strong academic performance, with over 44% of 11th graders proficient in math and 53% proficient in English Language Arts. In contrast, Oakton Elementary and Dawes Elementary lag behind, with less than 40% proficiency in some grade levels.

Among the elementary schools, Orrington Elementary is a standout, ranking 145th out of over 2,000 Illinois elementary schools and earning a perfect 5-star rating. The school has exceptional test scores, with 70% or more of students proficient in math and English Language Arts. Other high-performing elementary schools include Dewey Elementary and Dr. ML King Jr. Literary & Fine Arts. However, chronic absenteeism rates vary widely, from 15.7% at Willard Elementary to 28.6% at Oakton Elementary, which can negatively impact student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISA Science (2023)			IAR English Language Arts (2023)						IAR Mathematics (2023)						SAT Mathematics (2023)	SAT English Language Arts (2023)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	ISA Science End of Course	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chute Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Oakton St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8601	581	58	10.0	53.4%	167 (28.7%)	173 (29.8%)	166 (28.6%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	59.6	447^th of 1367 public middle schools	67.3%		63.5	408^th of 1369 public middle schools	70.2%	39		54.0					39.2	43.9	38.1				18.2	27.5	31.5			98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.1	98.3	98.6	96.2	$25,122	$1,819	$23,303
Dawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 905-3401	321	31	10.2	51.7%	92 (28.7%)	84 (26.2%)	94 (29.3%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.5%)	63	693^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	66.6%		57	800^th of 2082 public elementary schools	61.6%	107	52.6			38.6	33.4	51.0				36.8	35.2	24.1						97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	100.0	97.0	97.7		$23,892	$1,917	$21,975
Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8141	345	33	10.5	32.2%	140 (40.6%)	50 (14.5%)	83 (24.1%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.2%)	88.5	204^th of 2077 public elementary schools	90.2%		89.5	191^st of 2082 public elementary schools	90.8%	13	69.0			48.3	61.2	57.8				48.3	63.2	59.2						99.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.2	99.1		$24,278	$918	$23,360
Rice Childrens Center	Public	1-8	1101 Washington St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 424-2450	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	50.0
Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	2417 Prairie Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8200	695	66	10.5	27.6%	382 (55.0%)	113 (16.3%)	106 (15.3%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.2%)	75.5	270^th of 1367 public middle schools	80.2%		64.7	393^rd of 1369 public middle schools	71.3%	123		67.7					45.8	47.1	39.1				40.0	46.7	32.3			99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	99.0	99.3	95.6	$22,130	$1,131	$20,998
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Forest Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 905-3501	411	38	10.9	32.6%	207 (50.4%)	64 (15.6%)	53 (12.9%)	27 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.4%)	84	290^th of 2077 public elementary schools	86.0%		92.2	134^th of 2082 public elementary schools	93.6%	156	69.4			51.9	45.8	49.3				61.6	61.1	37.3						97.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	100.0	96.8	97.1		$23,354	$1,209	$22,145
Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8881	320	27	11.8	30.0%	171 (53.4%)	87 (27.2%)	28 (8.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	86.7	245^th of 2077 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.7	309^th of 2082 public elementary schools	85.2%	64	63.3			54.5	54.6	58.6				59.0	54.6	43.1						95.8	96.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	95.8	95.5		$21,930	$1,026	$20,904
Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8500	369	53	6.9	50.7%	98 (26.6%)	144 (39.0%)	56 (15.2%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.8%)	78.8	387^th of 2077 public elementary schools	81.4%		65.5	648^th of 2082 public elementary schools	68.9%	261	70.7	46.3		46.9	47.6	47.6	56.1	29.5	31.7	51.1	38.1	33.4	31.7	11.4	17.5			98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.5	98.1	98.1	31.5	$29,047	$2,051	$26,997
Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Greenleaf St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8661	650	66	9.9	34.8%	301 (46.3%)	133 (20.5%)	134 (20.6%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.2%)	80.9	214^th of 1367 public middle schools	84.3%		87.7	127^th of 1369 public middle schools	90.7%	87		70.0					61.3	44.7	41.2				42.8	51.0	39.8			98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.2	98.9	97.9	$22,595	$1,095	$21,500
Oakton Elementary School	Public	K-5	436 Ridge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8801	393	38	10.3	60.8%	90 (22.9%)	174 (44.3%)	90 (22.9%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	48.3	991^st of 2077 public elementary schools	52.3%		40.3	1174^th of 2082 public elementary schools	43.6%	183	47.8			36.5	26.1	23.9				29.8	26.0	24.2						96.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	100.0	97.2	96.6		$26,548	$2,195	$24,353
Orrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2636 Orrington Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8781	250	27	9.2	14.8%	147 (58.8%)	30 (12.0%)	15 (6.0%)	26 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.8%)	92	145^th of 2077 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.4	130^th of 2082 public elementary schools	93.8%	15	80.0			38.3	70.8	68.0				60.9	64.6	70.0						98.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.6	98.0	97.6		$25,585	$980	$24,606
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8331	394	32	12.5	37.1%	148 (37.6%)	81 (20.6%)	59 (15.0%)	49 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.2%)	83.7	297^th of 2077 public elementary schools	85.7%		80.9	360^th of 2082 public elementary schools	82.7%	63	66.7			44.8	45.6	57.1				62.1	39.7	61.4						99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	98.5	98.7		$20,547	$1,305	$19,241
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	914 Ashland Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 905-4901	448	39	11.4	40.4%	188 (42.0%)	62 (13.8%)	153 (34.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	76.7	432^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	79.2%		75.9	460^th of 2082 public elementary schools	77.9%	28	55.0			45.7	56.0	38.0				57.1	47.7	35.0						98.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.3	98.4		$21,514	$1,483	$20,031
Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Hurd Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 905-3601	367	34	10.8	25.6%	204 (55.6%)	42 (11.4%)	81 (22.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	82.1	333^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	84.0%		85.3	279^th of 2082 public elementary schools	86.6%	54	70.6			39.0	48.6	50.0				50.7	44.3	62.0						99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7		$22,081	$814	$21,267
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 859-8401	340	29	11.9	37.6%	181 (53.2%)	93 (27.4%)	32 (9.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	80.2	368^th of 2077 public elementary schools	82.3%		89.1	204^th of 2082 public elementary schools	90.2%	164	65.5			50.0	41.4	43.9				75.0	39.6	45.7						96.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.1	97.2		$21,783	$916	$20,867
Evanston Township High School	Public	9-12	1600 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston Township HSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 424-7200	3,691	270	13.6	35.6%	1,664 (45.1%)	867 (23.5%)	749 (20.3%)	192 (5.2%)	12 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	202 (5.5%)	91.9	48^th of 699 public high schools	93.1%		88.9	57^th of 699 public high schools	91.8%	9			71.8													44.1	53.2	97.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.6	97.8	96.5	95.4	$25,879	$719	$25,160
ETHS Day School	Public	9-12	1233 Hartrey Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston Township HSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 424-7009	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.7

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilmette	1.38 mi	7	13^th
Skokie	1.55 mi	15	242^nd
Kenilworth	2.49 mi	1	8^th
Winnetka	2.8 mi	7	9^th
Chicago	2.86 mi	662	698^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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