Haven Middle School

Haven Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Evanston, Illinois, overseen by Evanston CCSD 65. The school serves 660 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 462.

Haven Middle School is one of 16 schools operated by Evanston CCSD 65, a district that caters to 6,136 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Haven Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Haven Middle School reports 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Haven Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Haven Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.7%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Haven Middle School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kingsley Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Haven Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Haven Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

Haven Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haven Middle School has edged down 21%, going from 836 students in 2018 to 660 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Haven Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.