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Alumni: what's one memory from Evanston Twp High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
3,560
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON TWP HSD 202·NCES 171449001804
Evanston Twp High School
1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 · (847) 424-7200 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL3,560 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
294 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
1,262 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 933 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 879 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 821 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 927 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Evanston Twp High School
Evanston Twp High School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston Twp High School this school | 3,560 | 35.4% | 59.1% |
| Plainfield South High School Plainfield | 2,323 | 34.2% | 43.0% |
| Oswego High School Oswego | 2,870 | 30.5% | 41.3% |
| Plainfield High School Plainfield | 1,800 | 34.7% | 40.6% |
| O Fallon High School O Fallon | 2,540 | 28.1% | 51.7% |
| Hampshire High School Hampshire | 2,046 | 32.1% | 46.4% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Evanston Twp High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #36 of 573 | #14 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,560 | #9 of 708 | #4 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #113 of 528 | #31 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #26 of 537 | #12 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #459 of 578 | #164 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #158 of 191 | #74 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,560
-171 (-5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 2,742
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 | 3,560 | 293.7 | 12.1:1 | 35% (1,262) |
| 2023-24 | 3,586 | 266.1 | 13.5:1 | 37% (1,341) |
| 2022-23 | 3,691 | 270.1 | 13.7:1 | 36% (1,315) |
| 2020-21 | 3,731 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 3,459 | 253.7 | 13.6:1 | 38% (1,328) |
| 2015-16 | 3,188 | 239 | 13.3:1 | 40% (1,268) |
| 2010-11 | 2,895 | 210 | 13.8:1 | 47% (1,363) |
| 2000-01 | 3,033 | 246 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,742 | 219 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evanston Twp High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (3,459 to 3,560); teachers up 16% (253.7 to 293.7).
About Evanston Twp High School
Evanston Twp High School is a public high-enrollment high school in Evanston, Illinois. It had 3,560 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
Evanston Twp High School is administered by Evanston Twp HSD 202.
White students account for 43% of enrollment at Evanston Twp High School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Cook County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Evanston Twp High School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 293.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 35% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Evanston Twp High School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Illinois public high schools.
Evanston Twp High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.1% and a predicted 51.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Joseph E Hill Education Center, is the closest to Evanston Twp High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Evanston Twp High School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Evanston Twp High School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 3,560 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 3,731.
The discussion board for Evanston Twp High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Nearby schools
- Joseph E Hill Education Center0.4 mi · 258
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts0.5 mi · 421
- Dewey Elementary School0.5 mi · 321
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 410
- Walker Elementary School0.9 mi · 364
- Kingsley Elementary School1.0 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Evanston Twp High SchoolHow large is Evanston Twp High School?
Evanston Twp High School enrolls approximately 3,560 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Evanston Twp High School serve?
Evanston Twp High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evanston Twp High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evanston Twp High School is approximately 12.1:1 (294 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Evanston Twp High School?
Evanston Twp High School reports a student body of 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Evanston Twp High School?
Evanston Twp High School is overseen by Evanston Twp HSD 202 in Cook County.
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