Middle school (grades 6-8) · Chicago, IL

Evergreen Academy Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Evergreen Academy Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 170993005489
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
10
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Evergreen Academy Elem School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Illinois schools.

#1 of 7
middle schools in Chicago · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
10.6:1
small classes for Illinois
191
students enrolled

Evergreen Academy Elem School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Academy Elem School ranks #1 of 7 middle schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

191

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-24% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Evergreen Academy Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Evergreen Academy Elem School

Evergreen Academy Elem School is a mid-sized middle school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 191 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.6:1, Evergreen Academy Elem School is leaner than roughly 85% of Illinois schools and 24% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 191 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 191 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding City of Chicago Sd 299 spends $21,050 per pupil, 24% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Chicago's middle schools, it stands alongside Hernandez Middle School (720 students): Evergreen Academy Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.6:1 vs 12.9:1).

City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students) and Taft High School (4,487 students) alongside Evergreen Academy Elem School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Evergreen Academy Elem School compares

Evergreen Academy Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 24% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 191 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
191
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 15% in Illinois - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,050
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 191 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 90.5%
Asian 3.7%
White 2.6%
African American 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 90.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.8, Evergreen Academy Elem School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Evergreen Academy Elem School.

$21,050
Per student
+24%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Evergreen Academy Elem School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lane Technical High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Taft High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Curie Metropolitan High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenwood Academy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Young Magnet High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Evergreen Academy Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

City Of Chicago Sd 299 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Chicago

6 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Evergreen Academy Elem School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Evergreen Academy Elem School

How many students attend Evergreen Academy Elem School?

Evergreen Academy Elem School has 191 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Academy Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Academy Elem School is 10.6:1, which is 24% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Evergreen Academy Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Evergreen Academy Elem School is Hispanic or Latino at 90.5% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Evergreen Academy Elem School?

Evergreen Academy Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Evergreen Academy Elem School rank among middle schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Academy Elem School ranks #1 of 7 middle schools in Chicago, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Chicago on the city page.

Is Evergreen Academy Elem School a good school?

Evergreen Academy Elem School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?

Besides Evergreen Academy Elem School, City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students), Taft High School (4,487 students), and Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students). See the City of Chicago Sd 299 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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