Evelyn Alexander School

Located at 1210 Adams St, in North Chicago, Illinois, Evelyn Alexander School is a mid-tier elementary school that instructs 354 students (grades K through 3), one of the schools within North Chicago SD 187.

Within North Chicago SD 187, which oversees 8 schools and 3,637 students, Evelyn Alexander School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Evelyn Alexander School reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 26% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, Evelyn Alexander School shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Evelyn Alexander School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Evelyn Alexander School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Lake County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Evelyn Alexander School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 2.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Evelyn Alexander School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carman-Buckner Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Evelyn Alexander School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evelyn Alexander School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 20.3%.

Evelyn Alexander School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Evelyn Alexander School has declined 6%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.