Is Dawes Elementary School a good school?

Dawes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Dawes Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 982 students attended Dawes Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dawes Elementary School?

Students at Dawes Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Dawes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bogan High School

Dawes Elementary School

Summary:

Dawes Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 982 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dawes Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism (37.4% in 2023-2024), low academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics (only 23.1% and 15.1% proficient, respectively, in 2023-2024), and achievement gaps among different student subgroups. For example, African American students at Dawes ranked in the top 27% of Illinois elementary schools, while Hispanic students and English Language Learners ranked in the bottom 32% and 34%, respectively.

The struggles at Dawes Elementary School are not unique, as nearby schools such as Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy, Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School, and Stevenson Elementary School also face similar challenges with low performance and high chronic absenteeism. These schools serve predominantly low-income and minority student populations, suggesting systemic issues in the broader community that may be contributing to the academic challenges at Dawes Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3810 W 81st Pl
Chicago, IL 60652-2400

(773) 535-2350

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1553^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,875

Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bogan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 982

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

African American:

14.9%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dawes Elementary School ranks worse than 75.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 210^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 24.6. (See more...)

Compare Details Dawes Elementary School ranks worse than 64.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.39. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Dawes Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dawes Elementary School is $17,875. 369 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Dawes Elementary School 1553^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dawes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dawes Elementary School 875^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dawes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 all elementary school students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.50	1432^nd	2020	29.1%
2004	40.60	1396^th	2030	31.2%
2005	31.71	1549^th	2022	23.4%
2006	46.26	1379^th	2086	33.9%
2007	52.71	1270^th	2095	39.4%
2008	46.86	1327^th	2092	36.6%
2009	49.23	1298^th	2120	38.8%
2010	37.17	1538^th	2139	28.1%
2011	35.40	1566^th	2147	27.1%
2012	39.26	1524^th	2166	29.6%
2013	23.62	1729^th	2167	20.2%
2014	23.14	1687^th	2093	19.4%
2015	36.83	1215^th	2052	40.8%
2016	39.11	1190^th	2046	41.8%
2017	32.31	1355^th	2044	33.7%
2018	36.35	1263^rd	2037	38.0%
2019	38.89	1224^th	2086	41.3%
2021	24.08	1436^th	1948	26.3%
2022	32.05	1343^rd	2082	35.5%
2023	28.73	1430^th	2077	31.2%
2024	24.60	1553^rd	2067	24.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.27	297^th	718	58.6%
2019	49.13	298^th	743	59.9%
2021	35.49	362^nd	537	32.6%
2022	47.98	320^th	768	58.3%
2023	46.27	342^nd	788	56.6%
2024	35.75	543^rd	826	34.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.25	442^nd	763	42.1%
2019	27.49	910^th	1194	23.8%
2022	26.04	891^st	1113	19.9%
2023	27.86	839^th	1156	27.4%
2024	25.94	924^th	1195	22.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.50	570^th	1765	67.7%
2019	58.45	598^th	1816	67.1%
2021	42.96	789^th	1514	47.9%
2022	51.17	752^nd	1763	57.3%
2023	46.26	902^nd	1808	50.1%
2024	39.32	1080^th	1793	39.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.99	1193^rd	1964	39.3%
2019	36.02	1252^nd	2019	38.0%
2021	26.12	1220^th	1680	27.4%
2022	30.23	1318^th	1970	33.1%
2023	29.32	1342^nd	1957	31.4%
2024	25.51	1446^th	1942	25.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.88	617^th	907	32.0%
2024	24.57	735^th	886	17.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.98	1213^th	1972	38.5%
2019	42.63	1086^th	2019	46.2%
2021	19.20	1424^th	1707	16.6%
2022	34.42	1207^th	1977	38.9%
2023	28.23	1366^th	1984	31.1%
2024	24.35	1475^th	1959	24.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.41	260^th	698	62.8%
2019	61.84	177^th	711	75.1%
2022	66.17	129^th	684	81.1%
2023	55.23	220^th	692	68.2%
2024	58.75	176^th	655	73.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.56	339^th	938	63.9%
2019	52.67	383^rd	955	59.9%
2021	38.01	434^th	742	41.5%
2022	44.83	475^th	954	50.2%
2023	41.31	539^th	970	44.4%
2024	32.92	656^th	959	31.6%

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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 Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.64	733^rd	1185	38.1%
2004	38.15	807^th	1204	33.0%
2005	41.48	794^th	1209	34.3%
2006	51.27	727^th	1272	42.8%
2007	61.59	577^th	1287	55.2%
2008	60.28	612^th	1293	52.7%
2009	62.91	554^th	1318	58.0%
2010	62.29	577^th	1327	56.5%
2011	57.07	672^nd	1344	50.0%
2012	50.90	782^nd	1365	42.7%
2013	46.31	755^th	1367	44.8%
2014	44.09	764^th	1322	42.2%
2015	46.65	604^th	1302	53.6%
2016	50.09	592^nd	1294	54.3%
2017	44.09	686^th	1293	46.9%
2018	52.02	575^th	1293	55.5%
2019	49.23	627^th	1356	53.8%
2021	34.28	740^th	1241	40.4%
2022	31.36	889^th	1369	35.1%
2023	36.50	828^th	1367	39.4%
2024	31.39	875^th	1363	35.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.49	263^rd	285	7.7%
2019	43.35	169^th	339	50.1%
2022	42.00	228^th	454	49.8%
2023	48.00	173^rd	480	64.0%
2024	35.06	329^th	486	32.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.60	182^nd	602	69.8%
2019	52.58	237^th	792	70.1%
2021	45.27	219^th	548	60.0%
2022	29.59	609^th	781	22.0%
2023	38.83	420^th	805	47.8%
2024	21.08	713^th	802	11.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.34	214^th	1161	81.6%
2019	69.49	258^th	1217	78.8%
2021	51.40	403^rd	1019	60.5%
2022	46.76	570^th	1221	53.3%
2023	54.97	445^th	1234	63.9%
2024	46.30	586^th	1219	51.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.71	652^nd	1226	46.8%
2019	47.38	631^st	1276	50.5%
2021	28.37	720^th	1017	29.2%
2022	28.17	892^nd	1286	30.6%
2023	34.78	791^st	1275	38.0%
2024	31.19	833^rd	1251	33.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.69	277^th	674	58.9%
2024	21.63	595^th	639	6.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.96	460^th	1223	62.4%
2019	50.50	570^th	1296	56.0%
2021	35.88	622^nd	1048	40.6%
2022	35.52	771^st	1286	40.0%
2023	37.99	744^th	1292	42.4%
2024	31.57	800^th	1264	36.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.54	79^th	511	84.5%
2019	33.57	384^th	565	32.0%
2022	55.18	180^th	573	68.6%
2023	66.90	118^th	569	79.3%
2024	44.21	258^th	548	52.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.59	164^th	590	72.2%
2019	60.40	193^rd	639	69.8%
2021	44.05	261^st	517	49.5%
2022	39.80	381^st	662	42.4%
2023	47.62	294^th	661	55.5%
2024	40.09	345^th	643	46.3%

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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 Dawes Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	317	190	3	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1989	335	157	7	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
1990	378	132	5	116	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	631
1991	380	116	5	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
1992	410	75	11	176	1	n/a	n/a	0	673
1993	419	51	10	193	5	n/a	n/a	0	678
1994	445	36	10	225	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1995	393	80	16	378	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
1996	393	80	16	378	2	n/a	n/a	0	869
1997	385	179	13	454	2	n/a	n/a	0	1033
1998	350	311	23	526	3	n/a	n/a	0	1213
1999	317	453	23	548	2	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2000	265	656	16	535	1	n/a	n/a	0	1473
2001	171	406	5	383	1	n/a	n/a	0	966
2002	97	464	6	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2003	97	464	6	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2004	82	445	5	539	2	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2005	66	422	4	596	0	n/a	n/a	0	1088
2006	41	383	8	650	0	n/a	n/a	25	1107
2007	39	329	5	721	0	n/a	n/a	24	1118
2008	31	309	4	797	1	n/a	n/a	33	1175
2009	27	325	3	821	0	n/a	n/a	0	1176
2010	24	297	3	830	1	n/a	n/a	0	1155
2011	16	252	2	818	12	1	4	0	1105
2012	11	221	2	771	10	2	4	0	1021
2013	12	211	3	795	11	2	3	0	1037
2014	12	204	3	782	9	2	4	0	1016
2015	16	207	3	792	6	4	6	0	1034
2016	14	188	1	801	7	4	3	0	1018
2017	10	175	1	836	5	3	5	0	1035
2018	9	146	0	823	3	3	3	0	987
2019	9	143	0	805	1	2	3	0	963
2020	11	151	0	817	4	1	3	0	987
2021	12	156	0	807	2	1	6	0	984
2022	11	155	0	828	2	1	6	0	1003
2023	10	146	0	816	3	1	6	0	982

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dawes Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	33.0	17.5	n/a
1989	579	29.0	19.9	n/a
1990	631	34.0	18.5	n/a
1991	637	35.0	18.2	n/a
1992	673	35.5	18.9	n/a
1993	678	36.0	18.8	n/a
1994	716	35.0	20.5	n/a
1995	869	47.0	18.5	n/a
1996	869	47.0	18.5	n/a
1997	1033	53.0	19.5	n/a
1998	1213	59.0	20.6	n/a
1999	1343	60.0	22.4	n/a
2000	1473	71.0	20.7	n/a
2001	966	51.0	18.9	n/a
2002	1032	52.0	19.8	84.9
2003	1032	52.0	19.8	84.9
2004	1073	50.7	21.2	90.2
2005	1088	55.4	19.6	88.3
2006	1107	59.7	18.5	93.3
2007	1118	46.0	24.3	96.6
2008	1175	57.0	20.6	98.1
2009	1176	61.5	19.1	93.5
2010	1155	57.0	20.2	96.1
2011	1105	56.0	19.7	96.2
2012	1021	52.0	19.6	95
2013	1037	63.4	16.3	96.6
2014	1016	59.0	17.2	96
2015	1034	55.0	18.8	97.4
2016	1018	53.0	19.2	96.4
2017	1035	52.9	19.5	98.4
2018	987	53.0	18.5	99.5
2019	963	60.5	15.9	96.3
2020	987	62.5	15.7	97.5
2021	984	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1003	69.5	14.4	96.6
2023	982	68.5	14.3	96

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 Dawes Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	33.0	17.5	n/a
1989	579	29.0	19.9	n/a
1990	631	34.0	18.5	n/a
1991	637	35.0	18.2	n/a
1992	673	35.5	18.9	n/a
1993	678	36.0	18.8	n/a
1994	716	35.0	20.5	n/a
1995	869	47.0	18.5	n/a
1996	869	47.0	18.5	n/a
1997	1033	53.0	19.5	n/a
1998	1213	59.0	20.6	n/a
1999	1343	60.0	22.4	n/a
2000	1473	71.0	20.7	n/a
2001	966	51.0	18.9	n/a
2002	1032	52.0	19.8	84.9
2003	1032	52.0	19.8	84.9
2004	1073	50.7	21.2	90.2
2005	1088	55.4	19.6	88.3
2006	1107	59.7	18.5	93.3
2007	1118	46.0	24.3	96.6
2008	1175	57.0	20.6	98.1
2009	1176	61.5	19.1	93.5
2010	1155	57.0	20.2	96.1
2011	1105	56.0	19.7	96.2
2012	1021	52.0	19.6	95
2013	1037	63.4	16.3	96.6
2014	1016	59.0	17.2	96
2015	1034	55.0	18.8	97.4
2016	1018	53.0	19.2	96.4
2017	1035	52.9	19.5	98.4
2018	987	53.0	18.5	99.5
2019	963	60.5	15.9	96.3
2020	987	62.5	15.7	97.5
2021	984	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1003	69.5	14.4	96.6
2023	982	68.5	14.3	96

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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