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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 60202

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At a glance

Schools

1,226

Students

Top rankedNichols Middle School144^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Chute Middle School up 57 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 60202 has two middle schools, [Nichols Middle School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/1446001795/school.aspx) and [Chute Middle School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/1446001786/school.aspx), serving grades 6–8 in [Evanston CCSD 65](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/district/14460/search.aspx), with enrollments of 628 and 598. In 2025–2026, the two-school averages were above Illinois results in ELA, mathematics, and grade 8 science. The most important finding is that both schools exceeded state results in all three comparisons, while Nichols led Chute in each.

[Nichols Middle School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/1446001795/school.aspx) stands out for the strongest latest results: 79% in ELA, 60% in mathematics, and 74% in grade 8 science, compared with 72%, 50%, and 61% at [Chute Middle School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/1446001786/school.aspx). Nichols’ leads were 7 percentage points in ELA, 10 in mathematics, and 12 in science. Both schools were above Illinois in each comparison; the two-school averages were 76% in ELA, 55% in mathematics, and 68% in science, respectively 19, 15, and 16 points above state results. The overall advantage does not hold equally across grades: in grade 8, the schools were within 1 point in ELA, and Chute was 1 point higher in mathematics.

Both schools improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and their gains exceeded state increases in all three subjects. Nichols rose 8 points in ELA, 3 in mathematics, and 14 in science; Chute rose 5, 10, and 12 points. SchoolDigger gives both four stars, but ranks Nichols at the 87th percentile and Chute at the 73rd percentile for 2025–2026; their three-year percentile trends moved slightly upward for Nichols and downward for Chute. Context differs too: student–teacher ratios are 9.5 at Nichols and 10.1 at Chute, while 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 35% and 51%, respectively. These figures describe differences between the schools but do not explain their results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	69.1	302^nd of 1126 public middle schools	73.2%		70	359^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.8%	57	61.4	68.3	69.7	78.2	72.3	48.3	48.9	52.1	49.8	99%		$26,175	$900	$25,274
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%
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%)	83.1	144^th of 1126 public middle schools	87.2%		84.6	187^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.3%	43	73.8	83.7	76.0	78.8	79.1	58.1	70.0	51.5	60.0	99.3%		$27,472	$628	$26,844

Cities Near Zip Code 60202

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Evanston	0.28 mi	21	145^th
Chicago	1.08 mi	659	682^nd
Skokie	1.27 mi	15	214^th
Lincolnwood	2.43 mi	4	134^th
Wilmette	3.24 mi	7	14^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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