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Chute Middle School

Q: Is Chute Middle School a good school?

Chute Middle School ranks 359 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Chute Middle School is a public middle school located in Evanston, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 597 students. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 236 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chute Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 67% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 53.1%. However, the school lags behind the district average in ELA proficiency, particularly in 6th grade. In Mathematics, Chute Middle School's proficiency rate of 40.2% in 2024-2025 is higher than the state average of 38.5% but lower than the district average of 53.1%. The school's performance in Science is also lower than the district average, with 49.4% of 8th graders proficient or better compared to the district's 53.9%. Chute Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.2% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Haven Middle School and Nichols Middle School, Chute Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette or Oliver McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Chute Middle School's academic performance appears to be lower, particularly in Mathematics.

598

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,763

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Oakton St
Evanston, IL 60202-2721

(847) 859-8601

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Students who attend Chute Middle School usually attend:

High:

Evanston Township High School

Feeder schools for Chute Middle School:

Elementary:	Dawes Elementary School
	Oakton Elementary School
	Walker Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

28.9%

White:

28.8%

Hispanic:

28.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Illinois avg46%

359^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Evanston CCSD 65

236^th of 811Evanston CCSD 65 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	359 of 1368	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	340 of 1363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	447 of 1367	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	408 of 1369	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	386 of 1241	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	680 of 1356	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	665 of 1293	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	536 of 1293	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	594 of 1294	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	386 of 1302	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	61.1	511 of 1322	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	467 of 1367	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	590 of 1365	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	586 of 1344	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	609 of 1327	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	626 of 1318	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.1	605 of 1293	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	599 of 1287	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.1	659 of 1272	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.4	493 of 1209	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.0	680 of 1204	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.1	631 of 1185	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	159 of 574	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	97 of 548	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	134 of 569	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	111 of 573	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	105 of 385	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	216 of 565	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	145 of 511	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	105 of 186	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	141 of 184	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	146 of 192	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	190 of 694	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	190 of 639	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	329 of 674	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	94 of 483	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	126 of 486	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	189 of 480	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	102 of 454	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	151 of 277	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	83 of 285	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	353 of 1248	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	367 of 1251	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	407 of 1275	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	400 of 1286	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	335 of 1017	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	641 of 1276	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	638 of 1226	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	174 of 669	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	145 of 643	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	367 of 661	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	329 of 662	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	211 of 517	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	453 of 639	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	414 of 590	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	63.4	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	433 of 1229	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	379 of 1219	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	619 of 1234	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	565 of 1221	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	454 of 1019	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	865 of 1217	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	746 of 1161	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	358 of 1271	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	292 of 1264	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	470 of 1292	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	355 of 1286	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	387 of 1048	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	633 of 1296	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	637 of 1223	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	46 of 204	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	33 of 184	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	54 of 194	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	64 of 195	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	95 of 179	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	73 of 164	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	167 of 812	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	147 of 802	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	170 of 805	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	299 of 781	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	253 of 548	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	382 of 792	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	318 of 602	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	90 of 884	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	100 of 875	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	151 of 895	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	63 of 898	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	138 of 813	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	251 of 905	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	274 of 889	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2024)83rd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)73rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science49%+4 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

I'm a parent of 2 children who went through Chute. I wish I could go back and send them elsewhere. It was a nightmare. Low standards, physical fights on a weekly basis, ineffective principal. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, April 21, 2014

I am a student here and i find all the curricular activities very interesting. Close Quote

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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 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 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
Chute Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Oakton St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8601	598	59	10.1	50.5%	172 (28.8%)	173 (28.9%)	169 (28.3%)	34 (5.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	70	359^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.8%		70.3	340^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.1%	19		49.4		54.3	76.9	68.6	67.0		35.8	49.5	33.5	40.2	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.1	98.3	98.6		96.2	$24,763	$728	$24,035
Rice Childrens Center	Public	1-8	1101 Washington St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 424-2450	0	7	.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
Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Greenleaf St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8661	628	66	9.5	34.9%	283 (45.1%)	97 (15.4%)	146 (23.2%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.5%)	84.6	187^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.3%		82.1	210^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.6%	23		59.7		78.8	60.5	74.1	71.1		58.2	57.2	55.7	57.0	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.2	98.9		97.9	$24,508	$406	$24,102
Field Elementary School	Public	5-8	7019 N Ashland Blvd	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2030	151	13	11.3	91.4%	10 (6.6%)	49 (32.5%)	68 (45.0%)	7 (4.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	27.4	974^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.8%		11.4	1303^rd of 1363 public middle schools	4.4%	329	22.7	36.8	40.0	39.3	40.0	42.1	40.2	17.8	7.1	15.0	10.5	13.4	80.4	83.1	83.1	83.1	79.7	75.7	76.4		34.5	$26,325	$3,857	$22,468
Oliver McCracken Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 73-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 673-1220	340	36	9.4	33.8%	111 (32.6%)	34 (10.0%)	48 (14.1%)	109 (32.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	84.3	188^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.3%		76.8	267^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.4%	79		63.9		79.8	78.8	81.8	80.1		39.8	48.3	49.1	46.1	99.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.2	98.9	99.2		99.4	$28,358	$465	$27,893
Lincoln Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	6855 N Crawford Ave	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Lincolnwood School District 74	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 745-3884	413	43	9.6		179 (43.3%)	26 (6.3%)	14 (3.4%)	157 (38.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	82	222^nd of 1368 public middle schools	83.8%		74.9	285^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.1%	63		52.9		80.0	81.2	74.8	78.8		37.0	50.7	53.8	46.9	99.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	70.2	98.3	99.8		94.5	$25,906	$935	$24,971
Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	2417 Prairie Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8200	660	60	11.0	27.4%	352 (53.3%)	114 (17.3%)	87 (13.2%)	32 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.9%)	78.4	266^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.6%		81.1	216^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.2%	50		48.3		70.2	73.9	60.4	68.2		56.9	63.8	39.6	53.5	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	99.0	99.3		95.6	$22,923	$337	$22,586
Old Orchard Junior High School	Public	6-8	9310 Kenton Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 568-7501	711	55	12.9	57.9%	237 (33.3%)	109 (15.3%)	122 (17.2%)	196 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	69.5	368^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.1%		50	596^th of 1363 public middle schools	56.3%	228		48.5		60.8	60.4	68.0	63.3		35.5	44.4	43.5	41.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	17.8	79.5	$22,591	$936	$21,654
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	7839 Lincoln Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Skokie School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-3545	628	54	11.6	62.3%	164 (26.1%)	76 (12.1%)	114 (18.2%)	221 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)	46.8	669^th of 1368 public middle schools	51.1%		44	689^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.4%	20		44.4		44.8	42.1	44.4	43.8		25.7	34.5	34.5	31.4	96.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.7	98.0	95.3	7.4	90.0	$21,145	$1,814	$19,332
Highcrest Middle School	Public	5-6	569 Hunter Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6500	748	68	11.0		515 (68.9%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.8%)	73 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (13.2%)								(n/a)	71.5		90.2	87.9			89.1	79.5	76.9			78.2	98.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.7		49.5	$22,520	$288	$22,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Chute Middle School

How many students attend Chute Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Chute Middle School.

Is Chute Middle School a good school?

Chute Middle School ranks 359^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chute Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chute Middle School usually go on to attend Evanston Township High School

What district is Chute Middle School in?

Evanston CCSD 65

What is the racial makeup of Chute Middle School?

Students at Chute Middle School are 29% African American, 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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