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Evers Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Evers Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 207 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Evers Elementary has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also lags behind the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.1% of Evers students were proficient in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state, and only 12.4% were proficient in Math compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Evers Elementary has particularly low performance for its male students, low-income students, and African American students compared to state averages for those subgroups.

Despite a significant increase in spending per student, from $17,532 in 2020-2021 to $26,979 in 2023-2024, Evers Elementary continues to perform worse than most of the nearby schools in the district, including Kipling Elementary, Green W Elementary, Garvey M Elementary, and Fernwood Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better performance for subgroups. Evers Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, and despite the increased spending, the school has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance.

233

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,873

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9811 S Lowe Ave
Chicago, IL 60628-1014

(773) 535-2565

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Evers Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,665^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,004^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

250^th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1665 of 2056	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1561 of 2067	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1728 of 2077	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1694 of 2082	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1507 of 1948	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1463 of 2086	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1772 of 2037	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	1675 of 2044	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1792 of 2046	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1573 of 2052	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	1575 of 2093	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1613 of 2167	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.8	1090 of 2166	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	1334 of 2147	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.6	1458 of 2139	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	1317 of 2120	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	1433 of 2092	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.9	1687 of 2095	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1711 of 2086	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.3	1764 of 2022	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.7	1572 of 2030	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.5	1664 of 2020	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	323 of 688	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	303 of 655	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	383 of 692	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	329 of 684	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	116 of 428	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	246 of 711	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	360 of 698	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1705 of 1942	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1443 of 1942	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1496 of 1957	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1770 of 1970	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1339 of 2019	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1813 of 1964	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1311 of 1800	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1273 of 1793	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1517 of 1808	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1409 of 1763	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	880 of 1514	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1042 of 1816	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1398 of 1765	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1430 of 1947	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1474 of 1959	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1592 of 1984	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1419 of 1977	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1470 of 2019	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1573 of 1972	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1004 of 1368	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1045 of 1363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	996 of 1367	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	921 of 1369	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	948 of 1241	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1147 of 1356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	943 of 1293	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1013 of 1293	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	877 of 1294	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	915 of 1302	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	818 of 1322	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.0	822 of 1367	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.3	478 of 1365	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	640 of 1344	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	524 of 1327	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.9	955 of 1318	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	996 of 1293	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.3	820 of 1287	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	825 of 1272	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	11.7	1047 of 1209	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	996 of 1204	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.6	874 of 1185	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	254 of 574	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	225 of 548	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	173 of 569	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	145 of 573	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	128 of 385	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	302 of 565	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	191 of 511	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	1102 of 1251	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	917 of 1275	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	615 of 1286	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	1012 of 1276	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1060 of 1226	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	829 of 1229	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	871 of 1219	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	659 of 1234	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	612 of 1221	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	296 of 1019	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	25.3	978 of 1217	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	757 of 1161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	877 of 1292	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1012 of 1286	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	948 of 1048	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1147 of 1296	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	857 of 1223	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)56th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science19%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	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 English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.2	1561^st of 2067 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	20.8	16.7	23.8	27.8	45.8	34.6	29.4	61.1	37.1	14.3	22.2	4.3	12.0	12.5	11.1	12.4	87.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	93.2	91.2	85.9	8.8	22.4	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546
Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2700	259	18	14.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	228 (88.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	27.8	1491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	64	5.9	12.9	26.7	34.6	25.0	58.1	52.9	51.6	43.0	37.9	32.0	5.0	22.6	21.2	6.5	21.3	78.7	81.1	81.1	81.1	91.3	80.3	79.5		15.4	$19,281	$2,550	$16,732
Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2821	217	22	9.8	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	21.8	1621^st of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.7	1602^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.5%	19	20.0	17.2	43.8	38.5	25.0	18.2	40.0	24.1	30.8	18.8	23.1	5.0	18.2	20.0	10.3	15.8	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	97.2	93.1	7.4	31.0	$26,778	$3,648	$23,130
Kipling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9351 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3151	237	20	11.8	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	230 (97.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.3	1555^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.4%		25.5	1531^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.9%	24	23.5	52.4	42.3	26.7	23.5	31.3	36.0	52.4	35.6	30.8	20.0	17.6	25.0	20.0	38.1	25.2	92.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.5	95.1	92.9	5.3	26.6	$23,372	$3,698	$19,674
Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2575	267	25	10.5	72.3%	3 (1.1%)	250 (93.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16.4	1754^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.4	1587^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.2%	167	26.9	30.3	9.5	21.7	37.0	34.8	56.0	57.6	38.2	27.3	13.0	0.0	4.3	19.2	12.5	12.4	91.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	98.0	92.6	90.6	5.7	36.6	$28,145	$3,515	$24,630
Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	19.5	1680^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	1721^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.7%	41	4.2	11.8	42.3	31.3	12.5	50.0	26.3	50.0	36.1	30.8	3.1	0.0	5.0	5.3	11.8	9.7	84.8	93.0	93.0	93.0	97.1	92.6	83.1	10.3	21.4	$22,258	$3,441	$18,817
Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	9300 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5720	194	15	12.9	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	192 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	1240^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.5	1211^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.4%	29	28.0	53.8	37.0	32.3	56.0	29.4	87.0	58.3	48.9	51.9	51.6	16.0	17.6	34.8	30.8	36.0	92.8	95.9	95.9	95.9	97.9	95.9	94.8		19.2	$26,293	$3,479	$22,815
Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5075	431	40	10.9	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	374 (86.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	10.2	1940^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.4	1997^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	57	4.0	12.8	25.0	26.3	22.2	20.9	14.8	35.9	24.8	7.0	2.6	0.0	9.5	3.7	7.7	5.6	86.5	91.8	91.4	91.4	94.6	91.4	83.6	23.6	17.1	$26,259	$4,036	$22,223
CICS - Loomis Primary Campus	Public, Charter	K-2	9535 S Loomis St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 429-8955	333	22	15.4	90.7%	1 (0.3%)	324 (97.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$19,118	$1,991	$17,127
Gillespie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9301 S State St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5065	288	25	11.7	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	272 (94.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.7	1724^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	1812^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%	88	24.1	17.2	29.6	24.2	31.0	40.9	20.0	25.0	28.3	11.1	12.1	3.6	9.1	5.0	11.1	8.9	81.5	87.3	87.3	87.5	94.2	87.5	84.6		16.5	$25,470	$3,416	$22,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Evers Elementary School

What district is Evers Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Evers Elementary School?

Students at Evers Elementary School are 95% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Evers Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Evers Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Is Evers Elementary School a good school?

Evers Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Evers Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Evers Elementary School.

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