Evanston, Illinois

Evanston (formerly Ridgeville, Illinois) is a city on Lake Michigan located in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,239. Evanston is part of Chicago's affluent North Shore region.

Education

Public schools

High school

All of Evanston (and part of the village of Skokie) is within the boundaries of Evanston Township High School District 202. The district has a single high school, Evanston Township High School (ETHS) with an enrollment of just over 3000, covering grades 9 through 12. The school's mascot is the Wildkit (a diminutive of Northwestern's Wildcats) and the school's colors are orange and blue. ETHS's sister school is Kokusai Jouhou High School in Niigata, Japan. Their biggest rival is New Trier High School in Winnetka.

Related Topics:
Skokie - District - High school - Evanston Township High School - Niigata - Japan - New Trier High School

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Primary schools

Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65, covering all of Evanston and part of Skokie, provides primary education from pre-kindergarten through grade 8. The district has ten elementary schools (through fifth grade), three middle schools (grades 6 through 8), two magnet schools (K through 8) and three special schools or centers. Total district enrollment in 2004 was 6,622 students.

Related Topics:
Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65 - Primary education - Kindergarten - Middle school - Magnet school

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The region of Skokie served by Evanston schools is referred to colloquially as Skevanston.

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Private and parochial schools

In addition to the highly regarded public schools, Evanston offers a variety of other educational choices. Roycemore School (640 Lincoln Street) is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school providing a liberal arts education to students from junior kindergarten through grade 12. Since the closing of St. George High School in 1969, there is no Catholic high school in Evanston, but many Evanston residents attend co-educational Loyola Academy in Wilmette, all-boys Notre Dame High School for Boys in Niles, all-girls St. Scholastica Academy in Chicago or Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, and other area Catholic high schools.

Related Topics:
Public school - Roycemore School - Catholic - Co-educational - Loyola Academy - Wilmette - Notre Dame High School for Boys - Niles - St. Scholastica Academy - Chicago - Regina Dominican High School

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There are also a variety of non-public primary schools in or near Evanston:

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• Baker Demonstration School (2840 Sheridan Road) - independent; grades pre-k through 8
• Chiaravalle Montessori School (425 Dempster Street) - Montessori; grades pre-k through 8
• Great Oaks School (8141 Kedvale Ave, Skokie) - a Waldorf School; grades pre-k through 7
• Midwest Montessori School (2408 Orrington Avenue) - Montessori; grades pre-k through 3
• Pope John XXIII (1120 Washington Street) - Catholic; grades pre-k through 8
• St. Athanasius School (2510 Ashland Avenue) - Catholic; grades pre-k through 8