Evers Elem School

Evers Elem School, a close-knit K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teaches 233 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Evers Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that educates 324,396 students overall.

Demographically, Evers Elem School lists that nearly all students (95%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Evers Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Evers Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.2%; this one delivers 23.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Evers Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fernwood Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Evers Elem School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 23.7%.

Evers Elem School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 233 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Evers Elem School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.