Is Dulles Elementary School a good school?

Dulles Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Dulles Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 664 students attended Dulles Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dulles Elementary School?

Students at Dulles Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dulles Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dulles Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Phillips Academy High School

Dulles Elementary School

Summary:

Dulles Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 665 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dulles Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.5% of Dulles students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 42.2% in the 2021-2022 school year. Dulles Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Dulles Elementary School underperforms compared to the district and state, some nearby schools, such as Fiske Elementary School and CICS - Washington Pk Campus, demonstrate stronger academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and district-level policies may be contributing to the challenges at Dulles Elementary. The school's long-standing struggles with academic achievement and high rates of chronic absenteeism suggest that Dulles Elementary may be facing complex, systemic challenges that require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6311 S Calumet Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-3198

(773) 535-0690

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2039^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,427

Students who attend Dulles Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 664

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Hispanic:

3.0%

White:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dulles Elementary School ranks worse than 98.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 434^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Dulles Elementary School ranks worse than 99% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (96.4%), Hispanic (3%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dulles Elementary School is 18.9. 437 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dulles Elementary School employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dulles Elementary School is $17,427. 393 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dulles Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dulles Elementary School 2039^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dulles Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Dulles Elementary School 1350^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dulles Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

African American students:

Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dulles Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.16	2008^th	2020	0.6%
2004	3.49	1938^th	2030	4.5%
2005	0.91	1995^th	2022	1.3%
2006	1.35	2062^nd	2086	1.2%
2007	1.60	2060^th	2095	1.7%
2008	0.31	2092^nd	2092	0.0%
2009	3.58	2070^th	2120	2.4%
2010	5.61	2052^nd	2139	4.1%
2011	9.84	1999^th	2147	6.9%
2012	28.16	1708^th	2166	21.1%
2013	6.83	2087^th	2167	3.7%
2014	2.25	2080^th	2093	0.6%
2015	7.92	2040^th	2052	0.6%
2016	7.63	2030^th	2046	0.8%
2017	8.19	2013^th	2044	1.5%
2018	8.89	1992^nd	2037	2.2%
2019	8.22	2050^th	2086	1.7%
2021	11.64	1920^th	1948	1.4%
2022	10.75	2049^th	2082	1.6%
2023	10.11	2041^st	2077	1.7%
2024	9.89	2039^th	2067	1.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.89	751^st	763	1.6%
2019	19.80	1140^th	1194	4.5%
2022	22.15	1024^th	1113	8.0%
2023	21.70	1017^th	1156	12.0%
2024	20.07	1068^th	1195	10.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.12	1714^th	1765	2.9%
2019	12.20	1770^th	1816	2.5%
2021	16.71	1477^th	1514	2.4%
2022	14.78	1727^th	1763	2.0%
2023	14.27	1757^th	1808	2.8%
2024	13.38	1762^nd	1793	1.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.30	1911^th	1964	2.7%
2019	9.51	1959^th	2019	3.0%
2021	12.66	1593^rd	1680	5.2%
2022	10.88	1928^th	1970	2.1%
2023	11.49	1887^th	1957	3.6%
2024	9.94	1917^th	1942	1.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.62	822^nd	907	9.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.18	1919^th	1972	2.7%
2019	8.71	1997^th	2019	1.1%
2021	10.76	1699^th	1707	0.5%
2022	11.78	1928^th	1977	2.5%
2023	9.91	1958^th	1984	1.3%
2024	11.24	1905^th	1959	2.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.75	634^th	698	9.2%
2019	22.72	643^rd	711	9.6%
2021	26.54	382^nd	428	10.7%
2022	24.59	621^st	684	9.2%
2023	24.22	608^th	692	12.1%
2024	21.87	607^th	655	7.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.69	1029^th	1185	13.2%
2004	3.10	1182^nd	1204	1.8%
2005	7.44	1098^th	1209	9.2%
2006	15.54	1088^th	1272	14.5%
2007	3.80	1244^th	1287	3.3%
2008	4.81	1236^th	1293	4.4%
2009	6.53	1243^rd	1318	5.7%
2010	0.40	1325^th	1327	0.2%
2011	21.50	1137^th	1344	15.4%
2012	21.07	1157^th	1365	15.2%
2013	5.84	1322^nd	1367	3.3%
2014	2.78	1305^th	1322	1.3%
2015	7.58	1293^rd	1302	0.7%
2016	8.28	1275^th	1294	1.5%
2017	7.84	1279^th	1293	1.1%
2018	8.28	1279^th	1293	1.1%
2019	8.74	1327^th	1356	2.1%
2021	12.91	1171^st	1241	5.6%
2022	11.07	1345^th	1369	1.8%
2023	10.02	1337^th	1367	2.2%
2024	9.18	1350^th	1363	1.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	29.47	596^th	792	24.7%
2022	26.83	734^th	781	6.0%
2023	19.19	768^th	805	4.6%
2024	20.27	732^nd	802	8.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.86	1140^th	1161	1.8%
2019	10.25	1197^th	1217	1.6%
2021	19.05	933^rd	1019	8.4%
2022	13.52	1206^th	1221	1.2%
2023	14.01	1186^th	1234	3.9%
2024	11.62	1205^th	1219	1.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.49	1205^th	1226	1.7%
2019	8.80	1237^th	1276	3.1%
2022	11.52	1243^rd	1286	3.3%
2023	10.01	1240^th	1275	2.7%
2024	9.97	1220^th	1251	2.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.80	1194^th	1223	2.4%
2019	9.83	1273^rd	1296	1.8%
2022	11.49	1263^rd	1286	1.8%
2023	11.29	1259^th	1292	2.6%
2024	9.03	1256^th	1264	0.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dulles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.15	497^th	511	2.7%
2019	20.67	529^th	565	6.4%
2021	28.33	313^th	385	18.7%
2022	23.50	527^th	573	8.0%
2023	21.77	522^nd	569	8.3%
2024	18.69	524^th	548	4.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Dulles Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	725	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	725
1990	n/a	779	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	779
1991	0	767	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1992	0	755	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1993	0	773	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1994	0	770	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1995	0	813	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	814
1996	0	813	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	814
1997	1	832	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	834
1998	0	848	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	848
1999	0	854	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
2000	0	874	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
2001	0	861	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
2002	0	726	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
2003	0	726	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
2004	0	665	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2005	0	622	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
2006	0	570	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	571
2007	0	531	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
2008	0	510	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	511
2009	1	437	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2010	1	444	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
2011	0	496	0	2	0	0	1	0	499
2012	0	531	0	3	0	1	2	0	537
2013	1	509	0	5	0	1	1	0	517
2014	2	761	1	9	0	1	2	0	776
2015	4	749	1	9	0	1	3	0	767
2016	3	710	0	10	0	1	3	0	727
2017	2	607	0	9	0	1	3	0	622
2018	2	636	0	13	0	0	4	0	655
2019	4	680	0	15	0	0	2	0	701
2020	2	674	0	19	0	0	2	0	697
2021	3	709	0	18	0	0	2	0	732
2022	3	706	1	15	0	0	2	0	727
2023	1	646	1	15	0	0	2	0	665
2024	2	640	0	20	0	0	2	0	664

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dulles Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	725	32.0	22.6	n/a
1990	779	37.0	21.0	n/a
1991	767	38.0	20.1	n/a
1992	756	43.0	17.5	n/a
1993	774	40.0	19.4	n/a
1994	772	41.0	18.8	n/a
1995	814	40.0	20.4	n/a
1996	814	40.0	20.4	n/a
1997	834	42.0	19.9	n/a
1998	848	44.0	19.3	n/a
1999	857	45.0	19.0	n/a
2000	875	44.0	19.9	n/a
2001	861	42.0	20.5	n/a
2002	726	43.0	16.9	91.7
2003	726	43.0	16.9	91.7
2004	665	32.4	20.5	97.4
2005	622	29.3	21.2	96.9
2006	571	33.3	17.1	91.1
2007	531	n/a	n/a	88.9
2008	511	n/a	n/a	96.7
2009	438	24.0	18.3	96.8
2010	445	22.0	20.2	99.3
2011	499	26.0	19.1	99.4
2012	537	28.0	19.1	99.4
2013	517	24.3	21.2	99.4
2014	776	43.0	18.0	99.6
2015	767	37.0	20.7	99.6
2016	727	36.0	20.1	99.2
2017	622	32.3	19.2	99.5
2018	655	26.0	25.1	100
2019	701	35.0	20.0	90.2
2020	697	33.0	21.1	100
2021	732	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	727	39.5	18.4	98.1
2023	665	41.0	16.2	80.9
2024	664	35.0	18.9	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dulles Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	725	32.0	22.6	n/a
1990	779	37.0	21.0	n/a
1991	767	38.0	20.1	n/a
1992	756	43.0	17.5	n/a
1993	774	40.0	19.4	n/a
1994	772	41.0	18.8	n/a
1995	814	40.0	20.4	n/a
1996	814	40.0	20.4	n/a
1997	834	42.0	19.9	n/a
1998	848	44.0	19.3	n/a
1999	857	45.0	19.0	n/a
2000	875	44.0	19.9	n/a
2001	861	42.0	20.5	n/a
2002	726	43.0	16.9	91.7
2003	726	43.0	16.9	91.7
2004	665	32.4	20.5	97.4
2005	622	29.3	21.2	96.9
2006	571	33.3	17.1	91.1
2007	531	n/a	n/a	88.9
2008	511	n/a	n/a	96.7
2009	438	24.0	18.3	96.8
2010	445	22.0	20.2	99.3
2011	499	26.0	19.1	99.4
2012	537	28.0	19.1	99.4
2013	517	24.3	21.2	99.4
2014	776	43.0	18.0	99.6
2015	767	37.0	20.7	99.6
2016	727	36.0	20.1	99.2
2017	622	32.3	19.2	99.5
2018	655	26.0	25.1	100
2019	701	35.0	20.0	90.2
2020	697	33.0	21.1	100
2021	732	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	727	39.5	18.4	98.1
2023	665	41.0	16.2	80.9
2024	664	35.0	18.9	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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