Chute Middle School

Chute Middle School is one of the average-sized junior highs in Evanston, Illinois, one of the schools within Evanston CCSD 65, with 598 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 16 schools in Evanston CCSD 65 (6,136 students total), Chute Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chute Middle School logs that 29% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 29% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Chute Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Chute Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oakton Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chute Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chute Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.8%.

Chute Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chute Middle School has remained close to its prior level, going from 589 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.