Nichols Middle School

Nichols Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
800 Greenleaf St,  Evanston, IL
Evanston Community Consolidated School District No. 65
3.8
3.4
687 Students
A-
Niche Grade
Nichols Middle School stands as a red brick building on Greenleaf Street, sporting cathedral-shaped windows and its clock tower. One of the many beautiful public school buildings in Evanston, the school is home to the Lions and serves grades sixth through eighth. Nichols houses about 735 students with an average class size of 20 and a teacher-to-student ratio of 12-to-1. Nichols Middle School provides many alternatives to traditional academic coursework to help students who may be struggling. They can also be part of band, choir, theater, guitar, ceramics or orchestra. French, Spanish and Spanish culture are also taught at the school. Athletics offered at Nichols Middle School include soccer, basketball, cross country, volleyball and track and field. As a school that works to increase student engagement and academic progress, Nichols Middle hosts nights where different households can come together. The school also participates in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program. Helping their student body overcome challenges and thrive, Nichols Middle School lives by the motto, "Every child, every day, whatever it takes."

School Details

Head of School
Sarah Mendez
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Math Proficiency
35%
Reading Proficiency
49%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
49%
Math Proficiency
35%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
66
Full Time Teachers
66
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.1%

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Student Diversity

Male
50.5%
Female
49.2%
White
46.3%
Hispanic
20.6%
Black
20.5%
Two or more races
9.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 3 Reviews
5.0
8/19/2024
I am a incoming eighth grader and I can truthfly say the the staff is so involved, they always support you and only want the best. I went to Haven for a month in 6th grade and I had to leave because all of the fights and the swearing make it uncomfotable it felt like prison. As soon as I switched it felt more home, spacey and lovable.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 5 Reviews
1.0 other
9/26/2023
this was the worse 3 years of my life
1.0 student
8/15/2022
Nichols middle school is a very bad school in general. All the teachers either give out way to much workl, or give the students no work. The bathrooms always have very inappropriate vandalism in them, and they also have wet wads of toilet paper on the ceiling, some of which yellow and brown. Most of...
5.0 parent
4/6/2021
I had a great experience at this school, the staff and teachers are amazing.
5.0 student
2/2/2017
I have gone here and I think this school is amazing. People who put it down need to either learn more or figure out of they haven't had personal experience at this school their thoughts can't be 100% accurate. As a student at this school, (and you'll notice all of the reviews done by actual students...

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