Best Public Schools in Zip Code 82931

ZIP code 82931 has eight schools—four elementary, two middle and two high schools—serving grades kindergarten through 12, including an alternative school. The latest results show a mixed picture: the average school-to-state gap was slightly positive in English language arts (ELA, +0.7 percentage points) and math (+1.1), and more positive in science (+4.6). But results differ considerably by school and grade. The most important takeaway is that an area-wide average hides sharp elementary-school contrasts, while Evanston Middle School stands out for consistently beating the state across its reported tests.

Clark Elementary led elementary ELA in grades 3 and 4, scoring 74.1% in both; the lowest same-grade scores were 43.6% at North Evanston Elementary in grade 3 and 40.8% at Aspen Elementary in grade 4. Aspen led grade 4 math at 81.6%, compared with North Evanston’s 50.0%; North Evanston, however, led grade 5 math at 65.2%. Evanston Middle scored above the state on all seven listed tests and beat Davis Middle School in each; the grade 8 math scores were 70.0% and 55.4%. At the high-school level, Evanston High School exceeded Horizon Alternative School by 23.7 points in grade 10 ELA, 33.9 in math and 6.2 in science; Horizon’s results were below state figures in all three subjects.

Relative to state results, ELA and science improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math was essentially flat: average gaps shifted from −0.8 to +0.7 in ELA and +1.6 to +4.6 in science, but remained around +2.6 in math. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also rose for Evanston Middle (51st to 71st percentile) and Clark (63rd to 72nd), while North Evanston fell from the 54th to 31st. Context measures offer contrasts, not explanations: North Evanston’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 9.5 versus Clark’s 10.2, yet Clark led in grades 3 and 4 ELA; Evanston Middle and Davis had similar free/reduced-lunch eligibility (53.7% and 55.7%), but Evanston Middle scored higher on every listed test. Schools differ in grade span and type, so some comparisons are not like-for-like.