Nichols Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Evanston, Illinois

Nichols Middle School in Evanston, Illinois enrolled 628 students in 2024-25 with 65.9 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

650 students in 2022-23, 637 students in 2023-24, 628 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.5 to 65.9.

Students enrolled at Nichols Middle School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236502023-246372024-25628
Students enrolled at Nichols Middle School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236502023-246372024-25628
Students enrolled at Nichols Middle School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236502023-246372024-25628
Students enrolled at Nichols Middle School by school year2022-23: 650, 2023-24: 637, 2024-25: 62802004006008002022-236502023-246372024-25628
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365065.59.9
2023-2463768.09.4
2024-2562865.99.5

9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Nichols Middle School 9.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNichols Middle School 9.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Nichols Middle School 9.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNichols Middle School 9.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Nichols Middle School 9.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNichols Middle School 9.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Nichols Middle School 9.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNichols Middle School 9.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nichols Middle School enrolled 686 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were White, 23.4% Hispanic, 15.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White45.3%
  2. Hispanic23.4%
  3. Black15.5%
  4. Two or more races11.5%
  5. Asian4.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Nichols Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2249%40%29.9%
Math, 2022-2344%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Evanston

3 public middle schools in Evanston report 2024-25 enrollment; Nichols Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Haven Middle School66011.0not reported
Nichols Middle School6289.5not reported
Chute Middle School59810.1not reported

All public schools in Evanston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Nichols Middle School

  1. Chute Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 598 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Haven Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 660 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Nichols Middle School with Chute Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Evanston-Skokie School District 65 spends per student$29,769 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,769
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisNichols Middle School is the number 185 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#185 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.9.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Nichols Middle School

  1. How many students attend Nichols Middle School?
    628 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 650 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Evanston, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols Middle School?
    9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Nichols Middle School a Title I school?
    Nichols Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Nichols Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Nichols Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Nichols Middle School in?
    Evanston-Skokie School District 65, NCES district ID 1714460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171446001795 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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