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Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

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Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts ranks 733 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Evanston, Illinois, part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district. With 367 students and a student-teacher ratio of 7:1, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 60.1%, compared to 64.7% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 46.2%, compared to 53.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 8th grade ELA, where it exceeds the district and state averages by a significant margin. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, and White students.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have been higher than the district and state averages, ranging from 17.1% to 26.3% in recent years. The school's spending per student is also relatively high, ranging from $20,092 to $29,047 in recent years, which is above the district and state averages. While the school's overall academic performance is strong, the higher chronic absenteeism rates and the relatively lower performance of Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students present opportunities for improvement and further analysis.

421

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,618

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2424 Lake St
Evanston, IL 60201-3932

(847) 859-8500

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.5%

White:

29.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (55% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Evanston CCSD 65's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

733^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

321^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	733 of 2056	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	624 of 2067	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	387 of 2077	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	648 of 2082	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	640 of 1948	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	1051 of 2086	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	895 of 2037	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	721 of 2044	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	487 of 2046	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	591 of 2052	71.2%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	454 of 2093	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	369 of 2167	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	789 of 2166	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.7	665 of 2147	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.2	694 of 2139	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	681 of 2120	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.4	324 of 2092	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	435 of 2095	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.0	671 of 2086	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	783 of 2022	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	768 of 2030	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.6	963 of 2020	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	305 of 688	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	261 of 655	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	175 of 692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	124 of 684	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.5	571 of 711	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	486 of 698	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	711 of 1942	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	684 of 1942	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	445 of 1957	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	611 of 1970	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1094 of 2019	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	945 of 1964	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	27 of 982	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.9	193 of 955	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	803 of 1800	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	719 of 1793	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	533 of 1808	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	865 of 1763	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	1106 of 1514	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1390 of 1816	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1146 of 1765	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	687 of 1947	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	504 of 1959	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	331 of 1984	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	614 of 1977	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	992 of 2019	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	777 of 1972	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	198 of 1292	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	241 of 1195	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	293 of 1156	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	263 of 1113	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	201 of 1194	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	109 of 1389	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	157 of 1392	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	66 of 1419	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	126 of 1425	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	300 of 1462	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	398 of 1463	72.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	321 of 1368	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	364 of 1363	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	585 of 1367	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	628 of 1369	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	445 of 1241	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	452 of 1356	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	380 of 1293	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	429 of 1293	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	416 of 1294	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	350 of 1302	73.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	237 of 1322	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	199 of 1367	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	254 of 1365	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	298 of 1344	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	172 of 1327	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.3	325 of 1318	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	276 of 1293	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	387 of 1287	69.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	241 of 1272	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	247 of 1209	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.6	253 of 1204	79.0%	★★★★☆
2003	64.4	469 of 1185	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	127 of 574	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.2	329 of 548	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	293 of 569	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	292 of 573	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	359 of 565	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	279 of 511	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	378 of 1248	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	408 of 1251	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	733 of 1275	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	593 of 1286	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	591 of 1276	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	526 of 1226	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	168 of 669	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	186 of 662	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	134 of 590	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	501 of 1229	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	582 of 1219	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	841 of 1234	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	831 of 1221	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	703 of 1019	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	778 of 1217	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	669 of 1161	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	286 of 1271	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	279 of 1264	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	429 of 1292	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	592 of 1286	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	277 of 1296	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	229 of 1223	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	70 of 812	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	52.7	267 of 802	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	78 of 781	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	92 of 792	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	59 of 884	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	75 of 875	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	210 of 905	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	66 of 889	92.6%	★★★★★

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

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Science58%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8500	421	51	8.2	50.1%	123 (29.2%)	162 (38.5%)	55 (13.1%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	63.5	733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.3%		66.3	624^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.8%	109	48.1	67.3	74.3	48.6	53.7	52.5	56.5	76.4	60.1	62.9	40.5	42.6	33.9	45.7	56.4	46.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.5	98.1	98.1	31.5	$29,618	$1,404	$28,214
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8331	364	32	11.4	36.5%	149 (40.9%)	85 (23.4%)	40 (11.0%)	41 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.2%)	74	511^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.9	458^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.8%	53	54.5		58.3	52.9	76.1				62.8	72.9	44.3	49.3				53.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	98.5	98.7		$24,254	$608	$23,646
Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies	Public	K-8	3701 Davis St	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8441	254	27	9.3	70.1%	25 (9.8%)	46 (18.1%)	168 (66.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	21.6	1626^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.2	1510^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.9%	116	16.7		36.4	31.0	33.3	6.7			31.4	40.6	20.7	11.1	13.3			22.8	97.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	97.8	97.8	27.8	$27,784	$1,167	$26,617
John Middleton Elementary School	Public	1-5	8300 Saint Louis Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 73-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 673-1222	521	47	11.0	33.2%	198 (38.0%)	59 (11.3%)	70 (13.4%)	144 (27.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	76.5	469^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.2%		72.2	518^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.9%	49	53.2		63.0	64.9	69.1				65.9	62.0	59.2	44.1				54.5	98.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.7	98.1		$24,594	$258	$24,335
Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8141	321	29	11.1	28.7%	138 (43.0%)	43 (13.4%)	68 (21.2%)	37 (11.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	88.6	212^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.9	253^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	87.8%	41	60.4		79.5	77.6	64.6				74.0	77.3	69.0	72.9				72.7	99.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.2	99.1		$25,295	$440	$24,855
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	914 Ashland Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-4901	410	37	11.1	40.5%	163 (39.8%)	62 (15.1%)	139 (33.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	66.5	675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.2%		75.2	475^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.0%	200	52.7		62.3	53.5	58.9				58.4	61.0	40.8	41.1				48.0	98.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.3	98.4		$25,140	$695	$24,445
Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8881	288	27	10.5	34.7%	155 (53.8%)	90 (31.3%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	81.4	366^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.2%		87.7	226^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.1%	140	60.4		57.9	63.0	64.6				61.6	75.4	67.4	58.3				67.5	95.8	96.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	95.8	95.5		$26,663	$545	$26,118
Dawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-3401	298	29	10.3	47.7%	90 (30.2%)	76 (25.5%)	87 (29.2%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.1%)	80.9	377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.7%		80	363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	82.4%	14	51.9		62.5	72.0	73.1				69.3	64.6	62.0	53.8				60.0	97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	100.0	97.0	97.7		$25,241	$926	$24,316
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8401	334	27	12.5	30.8%	182 (54.5%)	90 (26.9%)	20 (6.0%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	75.2	495^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.9%		83.7	292^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	85.9%	203	51.1		66.2	64.6	61.2				64.2	60.3	58.3	47.9				56.1	96.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.1	97.2		$22,902	$350	$22,552
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Crawford Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-5001	316	29	10.8	47.5%	94 (29.7%)	46 (14.6%)	44 (13.9%)	93 (29.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.7%)	79.6	406^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.3%		62.3	692^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	66.5%	286	59.2		57.4	61.5	83.7				67.1	55.6	60.4	61.2				59.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		$23,900	$1,329	$22,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

What district is Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts in?

Evanston CCSD 65

How many students attend Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts.

Is Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts a good school?

Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts ranks 733^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts?

Students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts are 38% African American, 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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