Evergreen Academy Elem School

Evergreen Academy Elem School operates as a compact junior high in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 191 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Evergreen Academy Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Evergreen Academy Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Evergreen Academy Elem School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Evergreen Academy Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 20.1%; actual is 34.0%, +13.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Evergreen Academy Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greene N Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Evergreen Academy Elem School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Evergreen Academy Elem School's enrollment has edged down 40% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 191). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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