Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Evergreen Park’s public schools outscore 52% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Evergreen Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Evergreen Park’s districts is 23%, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Evergreen Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1179 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Evergreen Park’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Evergreen Park runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Central Middle School (6–8) is Evergreen Park’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Evergreen Park Community High School District 231: Evergreen Park High School in Evergreen Park. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 spends $20,690 per student and Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 $22,039, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Evergreen Park’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Illinois school districts, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Evergreen Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Evergreen Park · depends on your address
Northeast Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 329 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Southeast Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Northwest School
Grades PK–5 · 242 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Evergreen Park
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Evergreen Park
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Evergreen Park
Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Evergreen Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124). From grade 9, students attend the Evergreen Park Community High School District 231. Its elementary school is in Evergreen Park. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Evergreen Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Evergreen Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Evergreen Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Park | B− | Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Worth | C | Community High School District 218 |
Every school in Evergreen Park
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Evergreen Park’s schools
Are Evergreen Park’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Evergreen Park children attend outscore 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Evergreen Park in?
Two districts: Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 runs grades PK–8, and Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 runs grades 9–12.
Where do Evergreen Park kids go to high school?
Evergreen Park High School, with 941 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Evergreen Park’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Evergreen Park spend per student?
$20,690 in Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 and $22,039 in Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Evergreen Park families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.