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Where Excellence is THE Expectation

Welcome to Evergreen Academy Middle School, where curiosity meets creativity and learning knows no bounds! Servicing students in grades 6 through 8, we take pride in being a neighborhood school with open enrollment to all learners. As a designated STEAM school, we foster an environment where innovation thrives and interdisciplinary connections are made. Join us on a journey of exploration, discovery, and growth.

Once a Tiger... ALWAYS a Tiger

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94.8% Attendance Rating
5th Designation National Forum Schools to Watch
Exemplary SEL Rating
Exemplary STEAM School Rating

Vision

Equity + Empathy + 212° = Excellence

Mission

We, at Evergreen Academy Middle School, ensure that students are prepared to collaborate, innovate, and apply skills for chosen career fields in an environment guided by the middle school values of academic excellence, social equity, developmental responsiveness, and a positive organizational structure. We work to develop and sustain strong leadership that facilitates a collaborative and safe environment with a rigorous, integrated, standards-based curriculum. We empower all students to explore, create, make decisions, problem-solve, share ideas, and advocate for their community as they work towards becoming more productive, empathetic citizens in a diverse society.

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5th Grade Step Up Day

🚀 Future Tigers, Are You Ready? 🐯
The countdown is on! We can’t wait to welcome all of our future 6th graders for our 5th Grade Step Up Day this coming Wednesday!

If you want to see what life at Evergreen is all about, this is your backstage pass. Get ready to explore the halls, meet your future teachers, and hang out with your next year's classmates!

📅 The Details:
When: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Who: All current 5th graders are welcome!

Why attend? Transitioning to a new school is a huge milestone. Step Up Day is the perfect, stress-free way to get familiar with the campus, ask questions, and get excited for the amazing journey ahead.

We can’t wait to see you there and officially welcome you to the Evergreen family! 🐯🎉

A Fun Day of Virtual Reality and Career Planning!

Today, our students used Virtual Reality (VR) headsets from VRAR Chicago to explore different jobs! This fun event helped them see what careers they like so they can choose the right classes in our CPS Career and Technological Education (CTE) programs.

Save the Dates for 8th Graders

End of the Year is Near!

Check out the events happening at Evergreen Academy.

Tigers represent at the All- City Visual Arts Exhibition

We’re pleased to announce that Yerik’s artwork has been selected for display at this year’s All-City Visual Arts Exhibition at the Design Museum of Chicago. This annual exhibition showcases achievement in visual and media arts by CPS students grades K-8. Seventh grader Alessandra received an honorable mention. Both students used Pixilart.com to create their artwork digitally using layers and raster graphics tools. These digital images illustrate architecture using 3D drawing techniques. Their artwork will be published on the official All-City Visual Arts website https://cpsallcityvisualarts.org/ on May 1st at 10am.

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