Evanston Schools & Attendance Boundaries
Public schools and attendance boundaries in Evanston
A practical, source-based guide to the public-school districts that serve addresses in Evanston, the grades each school serves, the feeder path and where to verify a specific property.
At a Glance
How public schooling is organized in Evanston.
Chute feeder pattern · 2026–27
Nichols feeder pattern · 2026–27
Haven feeder pattern · 2026–27
King Arts magnet and the 2026–27 changes
District 65 describes the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School (King Arts) as a K–8 fine arts magnet school that does not follow the standard feeder pattern.
Kingsley Elementary and Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies closed at the end of the 2025–26 school year, and Foster Elementary opened for 2026–27. District 65 approved transition exceptions on January 22, 2026 for some students already enrolled; the details are on the District 65 attendance boundaries page.
District 65 describes itself as a pre-K through 8th grade district serving the City of Evanston and a small neighboring section of the Village of Skokie. In January 2026 the District 65 School Board approved new attendance boundaries effective with the 2026–27 school year: ten neighborhood elementary schools serve K–5 and feed Chute, Haven or Nichols for 6–8, and King Arts is a K–8 fine arts magnet school. Kingsley and Bessie Rhodes closed at the end of 2025–26, and Foster opened for 2026–27. For Evanston addresses, the public-school path continues to Evanston Township High School District 202 for grades 9–12.
Official Resources
Schools and districts serving Evanston.
Each school below shows the grades it serves, an official school or district source and a View Illinois Report Card link to that school’s state profile.
The Illinois Report Card is the State of Illinois source for public-school profiles and state-reported data. Attendance boundaries are set by each school district, so verify a specific address with the district.
District 65 · Elementary
Dawes Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
440 Dodge Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Chute for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Oakton Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
436 Ridge Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Chute for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Walker Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
3601 Church St., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Chute for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Dewey Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
1551 Wesley Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Nichols for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Lincoln Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
910 Forest Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Nichols for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Washington Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
914 Ashland Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Nichols for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Foster Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
1600 Simpson St., Evanston
Opened for the 2026–27 school year and feeds Haven for grades 6–8. Because Foster is new, the Illinois Report Card does not yet have a Foster profile.
District 65 · Elementary
Lincolnwood Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
2600 Colfax St., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Haven for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Orrington Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
2636 Orrington Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Haven for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Elementary
Willard Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
2700 Hurd Ave., Evanston
District 65 K–5 attendance area feeding Haven for grades 6–8 under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Middle
Chute Middle SchoolGrades 6–8
1400 Oakton St., Evanston
Fed by Dawes, Oakton and Walker under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Middle
Nichols Middle SchoolGrades 6–8
800 Greenleaf St., Evanston
Fed by Dewey, Lincoln and Washington under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Middle
Haven Middle SchoolGrades 6–8
2417 Prairie Ave., Evanston
Fed by Foster, Lincolnwood, Orrington and Willard under the 2026–27 feeder pattern.
District 65 · Magnet
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School (King Arts)Grades K–8
2425 Greenwood St., Evanston
A K–8 fine arts magnet school that does not follow the standard feeder pattern.
Evanston Township District 202 · High School
Evanston Township High SchoolGrades 9–12
1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston
District 202 grades 9–12.
Boundary Explorer
See the elementary areas, then verify the address.
Evanston has ten District 65 K–5 attendance areas for 2026–27, each feeding one of three middle schools. The orientation below comes from District 65’s own boundary page; the lines themselves are on the district’s interactive map.
From District 65’s published boundary page (not a boundary map)
- “In January 2026, the District 65 School Board approved student attendance boundaries that will go into effect at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year.”
- District 65 provides an interactive map where an address can be entered to identify the assigned school. The map shows both 2025–26 and 2026–27 attendance areas, so use the 2026–27 layer.
- Under the 2026–27 feeder pattern, Dawes, Oakton and Walker feed Chute; Dewey, Lincoln and Washington feed Nichols; and Foster, Lincolnwood, Orrington and Willard feed Haven. King Arts is a K–8 magnet school.
- District 65 approved transition exceptions on January 22, 2026 for some students already enrolled.
Older feeder charts that show Kingsley or Bessie Rhodes are out of date. Confirm magnet-program and transition questions with District 65.
Chute feeder pattern · 2026–27
Nichols feeder pattern · 2026–27
Haven feeder pattern · 2026–27
King Arts magnet and the 2026–27 changes
District 65 describes the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School (King Arts) as a K–8 fine arts magnet school that does not follow the standard feeder pattern.
Kingsley Elementary and Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies closed at the end of the 2025–26 school year, and Foster Elementary opened for 2026–27. District 65 approved transition exceptions on January 22, 2026 for some students already enrolled; the details are on the District 65 attendance boundaries page.
Feeder paths can include exceptions or special programs. Verify the specific address or program with the district.
Search by Elementary School uses the school field supplied with each MLS listing. That field is a property-search criterion, not an attendance-boundary determination, so verify the specific address with the district.
Verify an Address
Use the district’s current source.
Use District 65’s 2026–27 attendance boundaries page. The district’s interactive map shows both 2025–26 and 2026–27 attendance areas, so make sure you are viewing the 2026–27 layer. Older feeder charts that show Kingsley or Bessie Rhodes are out of date. For magnet programs and transition exceptions, confirm with District 65. School assignments and boundaries can change. Verify this address with the applicable school district before relying on the result.
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