Best Public Schools in Dolton, IL

Summary:

The city of Dolton, Illinois is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with most performing below state averages in academic proficiency. However, a few standout schools, like Roosevelt Junior High School, demonstrate higher performance compared to their peers.

Roosevelt Junior High School is the top-performing school in the Dolton area, ranking 905 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (38.3%) and Science (40%) among all the schools in the data set. In contrast, Thornridge High School, the only high school in the area, has very low proficiency rates, with just 1.4% of 11th-grade students proficient in Mathematics and 8% in English Language Arts.

The Dolton school district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with all schools having high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.4% to 99.7%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with rates ranging from 30.9% to 54.2%. While the overall performance is concerning, the data suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the higher-performing schools and implement best practices across the district to drive improvement in educational outcomes for the students of Dolton.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)						SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Diekman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15121 Dorchester Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-3838	301	13	22.5	99.7%	3 (1.0%)	274 (91.0%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	20.9	1656^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.9%		14.7	1883^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	9.3%	227		16.1	22.6	9.7	27.3			18.1	12.9	3.2	0.0	13.6					98.9	98.6	98.6	98.6	43.2	99.6	98.6	36.1	5.4	$20,491	$2,463	$18,028
Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	K-6	14833 Avalon Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-3606	348	17	20.0	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	321 (92.2%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11.3	2004^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%		12.6	1950^th of 2077 public elementary schools	6.1%	54		1.8	14.0	3.9	8.6			6.7	5.4	2.3	0.0	3.4					97.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	16.2	96.8	97.6		8.9	$17,401	$2,278	$15,123
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	14701 Chicago Rd	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2083	269	19	13.9	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	244 (90.7%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	15	1850^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.5%		22.6	1586^th of 2077 public elementary schools	23.6%	264		20.0	8.3	2.7	27.3			14.0	3.3	2.8	0.0	0.0					94.1	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	95.7		9.5	$27,124	$4,671	$22,453
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2075	328	23	14.2	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	294 (89.6%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17.6	1750^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.1	1786^th of 2077 public elementary schools	14.0%	36		14.3	22.0	5.5	23.4			15.7	16.7	4.9	0.0	0.0					98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.2		13.5	$27,194	$4,722	$22,472
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2070	240	20	12.2	98.3%	1 (0.4%)	228 (95.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14.3	1874^th of 2067 public elementary schools	9.3%		16.3	1822^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	12.3%	52		10.7	22.5	10.0	11.8			14.4	3.6	5.1	0.0	0.0					95.2	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.2		12.1	$27,354	$4,707	$22,647
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	333 E 142Nd St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 849-9848	186	12	15.5	87.6%	3 (1.6%)	164 (88.2%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	92.7	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	92.7	97.6		$35,315	$4,783	$30,532
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2075	158	14	11.6	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	141 (89.2%)	13 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11.6	1302^nd of 1363 public middle schools	4.5%		12.4	1293^rd of 1367 public middle schools	5.4%	9	15.0					11.4	17.3	14.4					3.8	0.0			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$27,103	$4,671	$22,432
Roosevelt Junior High School	Public	7-8	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2071	127	10	12.2	99.2%	2 (1.6%)	115 (90.6%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30	905^th of 1363 public middle schools	33.6%		22.7	1056^th of 1367 public middle schools	22.8%	151	40.0					32.8	43.3	38.3					8.2	4.6			96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	93.5		90.2	$27,767	$4,672	$23,095
Thornridge High School	Public	9-12	15000 Cottage Grove Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 271-4401	978	63	15.4	80.0%	6 (0.6%)	880 (90.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	15	596^th of 697 public high schools	14.5%		9.9	648^th of 699 public high schools	7.3%	52	19.0														1.4	8.0	94.0	92.7	92.7	92.7	94.5	92.9	95.9		89.7	$36,220	$2,229	$33,991
PEACE Center	Public	9-12	306 E 144th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 985-3598	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Holland	1.2 mi	15	664^th
Calumet City	1.67 mi	14	761^st
Riverdale	1.76 mi	6	737^th
Harvey	1.83 mi	8	760^th
Chicago	1.84 mi	662	673^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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