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Enrollment
598
Middle
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001786
Chute Middle School
1400 Oakton St, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 859-8601 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
302 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 192 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 30% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 30.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chute Middle School
Chute Middle School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chute Middle School this school | 598 | 50.5% | 51.5% |
| Central Middle School Evergreen Park | 560 | 47.3% | 35.9% |
| Edison Middle School Champaign | 647 | 49.9% | 35.8% |
| Orenic Intermediate School Plainfield | 812 | 48.8% | 44.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Viking School Gurnee | 461 | 54.4% | 22.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chute Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #179 of 578 | #26 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #231 of 640 ▲ 6 | #59 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #216 of 640 ▼ 9 | #53 of 146 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #215 of 691 | #64 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #44 of 558 | #20 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #6 of 560 | #4 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #287 of 581 | #83 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #114 of 127 | #37 of 40 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
598
-64 (-10%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 59 | 10.1:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 58.6 | 10.2:1 | 51% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 58 | 10.0:1 | 53% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 55.9 | 10.5:1 | 55% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 49 | 11.7:1 | 57% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 49 | 10.9:1 | 60% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 47 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 51 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chute Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (589 to 598); teachers up 6% (55.9 to 59).
About Chute Middle School
Chute Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Evanston, Illinois, administered by Evanston CCSD 65. The school's 598 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Chute Middle School is one school in a 16-school district, Evanston CCSD 65, which enrolls 6,136 students.
At Chute Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 29%. The next largest groups are 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 59 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chute Middle School and a ratio of 10.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 51% of enrollment. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Chute Middle School, the prediction is 42.4% and the result is 51.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Chute Middle School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Nearby, Oakton Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Chute Middle School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 51.5% versus a 45.8% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 64 students since 2020-21, to 598.
Threads on this page can be about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Oakton Elementary School0.3 mi · 379
- Dawes Elementary School0.4 mi · 298
- Washington Elementary School0.6 mi · 410
- Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la0.8 mi · 432
- Rogers Elementary School0.8 mi · 790
- Nichols Middle School0.9 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Chute Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chute Middle School?
Chute Middle School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chute Middle School serve?
Chute Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chute Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chute Middle School is approximately 10.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chute Middle School?
Chute Middle School reports a student body of 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 29% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Chute Middle School?
Chute Middle School is overseen by Evanston CCSD 65 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.