Two Evanston Elementary Schools Ranked Among Top 200 In Illinois

EVANSTON, IL — Several elementary and middle schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 have been ranked among the best in Illinois, according to a new rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list of the nation's best public elementary and middle schools, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 K-8 schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels as middle schools and elementary schools. The best charter schools and best magnet schools are ranked as stand-alone categories. Schools that include both elementary and middle school-aged schools are included in both categories. The list does not included private or religious schools.

U.S. News ranked Kingsley Elementary School the highest in the state among District 65 elementary schools, according to the new list. Kingsley was ranked No. 130 in Illinois. Among middle schools, Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies ranked No. 154 in the state.

Here’s a look at how other schools in District 65 ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary schools:

• No. 184: Orrington Elementary School
• No. 219: Dewey Elementary School
• No. 227: Lincoln Elementary School
• No. 234: Willard Elementary School
• No. 264: Washington Elementary School
• No. 285: Lincolnwood Elementary School
• No. 339: Walker Elementary School
• No. 826: Oakton Elementary School
• No. 898: Dawes Elementary School
• No. 1328: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School
• No. 1389: Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies

Middle schools:

• No. 240: Haven Middle School
• No. 444: Nichols Middle School
• No. 480: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School
• No. 599: Chute Middle School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

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