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Nichols Middle School

Public 6-8

 800 Greenleaf St
       Evanston, IL  60202-1334

(847) 859-8661

District: Evanston CCSD 65

SchoolDigger Rank:
214th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,595 Help


Students who attend Nichols Middle School usually attend:

High:    Evanston Township High School

Feeder schools for Nichols Middle School:

Elementary:    Dewey Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School
    Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.9 Help
Number of students:  650

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Hispanic:
20.6%
African American:
20.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.8% Help


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Compare Details Nichols Middle School ranks better than 84.3% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.88. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Nichols Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.3%), Hispanic (20.6%), African American (20.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nichols Middle School is 9.9, which is the 2nd best among 3 middle schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nichols Middle School is $22,595, which is the 2nd highest among 3 middle schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Nichols Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nichols Middle School 214th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Nichols Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 238th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Nichols Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 60.06 524th 1185 55.8%
2004 62.98 502nd 1204 58.3%
2005 53.56 671st 1209 44.5%
2006 69.03 412th 1272 67.6%
2007 69.95 393rd 1287 69.5%
2008 71.00 394th 1293 69.5%
2009 75.35 302nd 1318 77.1%
2010 77.25 264th 1327 80.1%
2011 72.35 371st 1344 72.4%
2012 67.64 464th 1365 66.0%
2013 81.76 207th 1367 84.9%
2014 81.34 207th 1322 84.3%
2015 82.21 192nd 1302 85.3%
2016 74.93 268th 1294 79.3%
2017 74.91 270th 1293 79.1%
2018 68.87 344th 1293 73.4%
2019 70.77 336th 1356 75.2%
2021 73.09 264th 1241 78.7%
2022 87.74 127th 1369 90.7%
2023 80.88 214th 1367 84.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.62 61st 164 62.8%
2019 61.68 70th 179 60.9%
2022 91.18 10th 195 94.9%
2023 79.99 36th 194 81.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.54 92nd 285 67.7%
2019 40.88 198th 339 41.6%
2022 78.21 23rd 454 94.9%
2023 60.91 89th 480 81.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.27 121st 602 79.9%
2019 56.51 198th 792 75.0%
2021 53.22 156th 548 71.5%
2022 51.95 218th 781 72.1%
2023 77.12 118th 805 85.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.87 635th 1161 45.3%
2019 42.83 672nd 1217 44.8%
2021 34.93 660th 1019 35.2%
2022 56.29 416th 1221 65.9%
2023 52.12 502nd 1234 59.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.26 369th 1226 69.9%
2019 68.41 345th 1276 73.0%
2021 77.76 182nd 1017 82.1%
2022 90.70 94th 1286 92.7%
2023 81.98 184th 1275 85.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.25 298th 674 55.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.85 299th 1223 75.6%
2019 71.14 303rd 1296 76.6%
2021 64.57 280th 1048 73.3%
2022 82.55 155th 1286 87.9%
2023 77.24 228th 1292 82.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.83 102nd 209 51.2%
2019 41.02 127th 201 36.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.65 214th 511 58.1%
2019 43.98 277th 565 51.0%
2021 49.70 138th 385 64.2%
2022 77.04 64th 573 88.8%
2023 67.24 112th 569 80.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.36 325th 590 44.9%
2019 41.39 355th 639 44.4%
2021 24.80 429th 517 17.0%
2022 61.97 177th 662 73.3%
2023 56.47 223rd 661 66.3%
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Rank History for White students at Nichols Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.36 157th 889 82.3%
2019 75.44 167th 905 81.5%
2021 89.67 51st 813 93.7%
2022 91.44 39th 898 95.7%
2023 90.09 52nd 895 94.2%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Nichols Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 272 202 8 35 n/a n/a n/a 0 517
1989 270 214 9 41 n/a n/a n/a 0 534
1990 240 194 10 55 n/a n/a n/a 0 499
1991 244 210 7 69 0 n/a n/a 0 530
1992 260 182 7 75 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1993 254 185 12 75 1 n/a n/a 0 527
1994 246 190 13 76 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1995 256 215 10 94 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1996 256 215 10 94 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1997 278 201 15 90 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1998 284 237 18 87 1 n/a n/a 0 627
1999 268 248 16 76 1 n/a n/a 0 609
2000 252 230 16 77 1 n/a n/a 0 576
2001 252 226 11 80 0 n/a n/a 0 569
2002 258 209 12 94 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2003 258 209 12 94 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2004 252 220 14 102 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 229 212 22 121 0 n/a n/a 1 585
2006 241 205 22 116 0 n/a n/a 1 585
2007 234 181 20 107 1 n/a n/a 1 544
2008 224 140 19 94 1 n/a n/a 15 493
2009 225 138 26 79 1 n/a n/a 16 485
2010 222 143 23 84 1 n/a n/a 28 501
2011 239 140 21 106 1 0 31 0 538
2012 224 154 20 106 2 0 40 0 546
2013 245 129 19 104 3 0 41 0 541
2014 276 122 19 97 1 0 52 0 567
2015 297 125 15 115 2 0 56 0 610
2016 333 137 16 122 3 0 69 0 680
2017 362 124 21 135 4 0 71 0 717
2018 364 126 27 137 2 1 68 0 725
2019 394 142 32 136 3 1 72 0 780
2020 398 128 28 130 3 1 66 0 754
2021 371 136 28 127 2 0 71 0 735
2022 351 123 24 125 1 0 63 0 687
2023 301 133 19 134 0 1 60 2 650

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nichols Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 517 38.0 13.6 n/a
1989 534 43.5 12.2 n/a
1990 499 43.1 11.5 n/a
1991 530 44.6 11.8 n/a
1992 524 43.7 11.9 n/a
1993 527 44.8 11.8 n/a
1994 525 43.0 12.2 n/a
1995 576 48.2 12.0 n/a
1996 576 48.2 12.0 n/a
1997 585 50.2 11.7 n/a
1998 627 52.2 12.0 n/a
1999 609 52.2 11.7 n/a
2000 576 53.7 10.7 n/a
2001 569 50.7 11.2 n/a
2002 574 47.7 12.0 24.4
2003 574 47.7 12.0 24.4
2004 588 49.8 11.8 35.9
2005 585 43.8 13.4 44.2
2006 585 48.4 12.1 40.1
2007 544 45.0 12.1 42.9
2008 493 42.0 11.7 42.5
2009 485 49.1 9.9 38.4
2010 501 49.6 10.1 42.1
2011 538 47.4 11.3 43.3
2012 546 47.4 11.5 45.4
2013 541 41.9 12.8 40.7
2014 567 46.9 12.0 36.9
2015 610 49.0 12.4 37.4
2016 680 54.0 12.5 35.3
2017 717 55.4 12.9 35.3
2018 725 58.1 12.4 32.4
2019 780 59.9 13.0 29.9
2020 754 63.6 11.8 29
2021 735 n/a n/a n/a
2022 687 65.0 10.5 27.8
2023 650 65.5 9.9 34.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Nichols Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 517 38.0 13.6 n/a
1989 534 43.5 12.2 n/a
1990 499 43.1 11.5 n/a
1991 530 44.6 11.8 n/a
1992 524 43.7 11.9 n/a
1993 527 44.8 11.8 n/a
1994 525 43.0 12.2 n/a
1995 576 48.2 12.0 n/a
1996 576 48.2 12.0 n/a
1997 585 50.2 11.7 n/a
1998 627 52.2 12.0 n/a
1999 609 52.2 11.7 n/a
2000 576 53.7 10.7 n/a
2001 569 50.7 11.2 n/a
2002 574 47.7 12.0 24.4
2003 574 47.7 12.0 24.4
2004 588 49.8 11.8 35.9
2005 585 43.8 13.4 44.2
2006 585 48.4 12.1 40.1
2007 544 45.0 12.1 42.9
2008 493 42.0 11.7 42.5
2009 485 49.1 9.9 38.4
2010 501 49.6 10.1 42.1
2011 538 47.4 11.3 43.3
2012 546 47.4 11.5 45.4
2013 541 41.9 12.8 40.7
2014 567 46.9 12.0 36.9
2015 610 49.0 12.4 37.4
2016 680 54.0 12.5 35.3
2017 717 55.4 12.9 35.3
2018 725 58.1 12.4 32.4
2019 780 59.9 13.0 29.9
2020 754 63.6 11.8 29
2021 735 n/a n/a n/a
2022 687 65.0 10.5 27.8
2023 650 65.5 9.9 34.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Nichols Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201597.9%98.5%98.5%98.5%96.1%98.2%98.1%
201697.7%98.1%98.1%98.1%96.7%97.5%31.6%
201797.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%96.6%97.4%97.3%65.7%
201898.2%98.1%98.1%98.1%97.7%98.4%98.4%97.3%
201998.9%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.5%99.1%98.1%97.8%
202197.9%98.3%98.3%98.3%97.2%97.9%97.2%92.7%
202299.0%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.0%99.3%99.3%98.1%
202398.6%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.6%98.8%98.9%98.2%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Nichols Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $13,214 (100.0%) $13,214
2020 $00 (0.0%) $14,442 (100.0%) $14,442
2021 $178 (1.1%) $16,129 (98.9%) $16,307
2022 $178 (1.1%) $16,129 (98.9%) $16,307
2023 $1,095 (4.8%) $21,500 (95.2%) $22,595

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nichols Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 336th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 214th of 1367 Middle schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School)40.361.3
 21%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65)3848.8
 10.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School)37.942.8
 4.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65)35.733.5
 2.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School)39.444.7
 5.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65)42.744.2
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School)4651
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65)42.740
 2.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School)36.841.2
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65)36.638.4
 1.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School)34.839.8
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65)37.732.6
 5.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Nichols Middle School)78.470
 8.4%
   8th Grade Science (Evanston CCSD 65)65.261.5
 3.7%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students780650
 16.7%
African American142133
 6.3%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian3219
 40.6%
Hispanic136134
 1.5%
Pacific Islander11
White394301
 23.6%
Two or More Races7260
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.9%34.8%
 4.9%

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 650 students attended Nichols Middle School.

Students at Nichols Middle School are 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Nichols Middle School ranks 214th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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