Evergreen Academy Elem School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, large
457th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 33%▲ Improving
3537 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60609
(773)535-4836NCES ID 170993005489Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Evergreen Academy Elem School 457th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 33% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 24th in 2019 to 33th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 200 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1990, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 91.1% | 91.0% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Black | 1.6% | 3.5% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| White | 5.3% | 3.0% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.6% | 2.0% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1990. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $252K in zip 60609 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Evergreen Academy Elem School
- #586Shields Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away586th of 685
ELA 38% ▼16 · Math 13% ▼6Compare - #605Madero Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.1 mi away605th of 685
ELA 33% ▼21 · Math 12% ▼7Compare - #593Gary Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.7 mi away593rd of 685
ELA 30% ▼24 · Math 19% =Compare - #588Hernandez Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.3 mi away588th of 685
ELA 32% ▼22 · Math 18% ▼1Compare - #533Cicero East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4.3 mi away533rd of 685
ELA 35% ▼19 · Math 26% ▲7Compare - #566Richardson Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 4.3 mi away566th of 685
ELA 36% ▼18 · Math 19% =Compare - #490LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 4.4 mi away · charter490th of 685
ELA 52% ▼2 · Math 15% ▼4Compare - #577Columbus East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4.7 mi away577th of 685
ELA 33% ▼21 · Math 20% ▲1Compare
What school district is Evergreen Academy Elem School in?
Evergreen Academy Elem School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Evergreen Academy Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Evergreen Academy Elem School 457th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 33% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Evergreen Academy Elem School?
Hispanic 91%, Black 4%, White 3%, Asian 2% (200 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Evergreen Academy Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60609 is $252K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.