Is Dett Elementary School a good school?

Dett Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Dett Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 253 students attended Dett Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dett Elementary School?

Students at Dett Elementary School are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dett Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Marshall Metropolitan High School

Dett Elementary School

Summary:

Dett Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. With consistently low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, Dett Elementary has struggled to provide a quality education for its students.

Dett Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient on state assessments, is well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 0% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for most grade levels. This poor performance is particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 5-10% of their respective categories statewide. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois for the past decade, with no clear signs of improvement.

In comparison, nearby schools like Irving Elementary School, Brown W Elementary School, and Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School, while still part of the same low-performing district, generally outperform Dett Elementary on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The challenges facing Dett Elementary, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's overall ranking within the district and state, suggest the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's struggles and improve outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2131 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60612-3014

(773) 534-7160

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2066^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,259

Students who attend Dett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marshall Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 253

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dett Elementary School ranks worse than 100% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.02. (See more...)

Compare Details Dett Elementary School ranks worse than 99.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.22. (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 Dett 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 Dett Elementary School is $28,259, which is the 37^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dett Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dett Elementary School 2066^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dett Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dett Elementary School 1357^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dett Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Dett Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.25	2005^th	2020	0.7%
2004	1.26	2004^th	2030	1.3%
2005	1.17	1985^th	2022	1.8%
2006	1.51	2052^nd	2086	1.6%
2007	4.48	1997^th	2095	4.7%
2008	12.54	1879^th	2092	10.2%
2009	29.83	1644^th	2120	22.5%
2010	38.92	1501^st	2139	29.8%
2011	45.86	1372^nd	2147	36.1%
2012	32.23	1642^nd	2166	24.2%
2013	28.49	1615^th	2167	25.5%
2014	1.78	2089^th	2093	0.2%
2015	9.57	2010^th	2052	2.0%
2016	8.33	2017^th	2046	1.4%
2017	6.60	2035^th	2044	0.4%
2018	8.72	1997^th	2037	2.0%
2019	8.49	2046^th	2086	1.9%
2021	12.29	1900^th	1948	2.5%
2022	9.40	2080^th	2082	0.1%
2023	8.22	2074^th	2077	0.1%
2024	8.02	2066^th	2067	0.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.40	717^th	763	6.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.06	1717^th	1765	2.7%
2019	11.29	1786^th	1816	1.7%
2021	18.03	1446^th	1514	4.5%
2022	12.29	1761^st	1763	0.1%
2023	10.21	1806^th	1808	0.1%
2024	10.44	1792^nd	1793	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.80	1956^th	1964	0.4%
2019	5.71	2018^th	2019	0.0%
2021	9.88	1671^st	1680	0.5%
2022	7.88	1970^th	1970	0.0%
2023	9.33	1944^th	1957	0.7%
2024	8.06	1941^st	1942	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.88	1818^th	1972	7.8%
2019	18.70	1713^th	2019	15.2%
2023	8.70	1976^th	1984	0.4%
2024	8.78	1950^th	1959	0.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.50	609^th	698	12.8%
2019	22.75	642^nd	711	9.7%
2021	29.18	344^th	428	19.6%
2022	21.27	673^rd	684	1.6%
2023	19.19	677^th	692	2.2%
2024	17.58	645^th	655	1.5%

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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 Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.02	1098^th	1185	7.3%
2004	5.31	1138^th	1204	5.5%
2005	3.28	1166^th	1209	3.6%
2006	5.87	1195^th	1272	6.1%
2007	11.53	1146^th	1287	11.0%
2008	17.61	1098^th	1293	15.1%
2009	44.95	850^th	1318	35.5%
2010	49.45	794^th	1327	40.2%
2011	52.45	741^st	1344	44.9%
2012	60.79	596^th	1365	56.3%
2013	46.51	750^th	1367	45.1%
2014	8.47	1252^nd	1322	5.3%
2015	10.41	1250^th	1302	4.0%
2016	5.80	1294^th	1294	0.0%
2017	7.23	1287^th	1293	0.5%
2018	7.62	1288^th	1293	0.4%
2019	7.08	1354^th	1356	0.1%
2021	12.42	1181^st	1241	4.8%
2022	11.08	1344^th	1369	1.8%
2023	8.22	1365^th	1367	0.1%
2024	8.22	1357^th	1363	0.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.00	478^th	602	20.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.60	1153^rd	1161	0.7%
2019	7.60	1216^th	1217	0.1%
2021	18.19	945^th	1019	7.3%
2022	14.44	1190^th	1221	2.5%
2023	9.94	1233^rd	1234	0.1%
2024	9.60	1216^th	1219	0.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.53	1192^nd	1226	2.8%
2019	6.88	1262^nd	1276	1.1%
2021	9.58	998^th	1017	1.9%
2022	10.02	1270^th	1286	1.2%
2023	7.60	1269^th	1275	0.5%
2024	7.29	1249^th	1251	0.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dett Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.44	1221^st	1223	0.2%
2019	10.98	1255^th	1296	3.2%
2022	10.97	1270^th	1286	1.2%
2023	12.75	1221^st	1292	5.5%
2024	10.34	1236^th	1264	2.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.98	505^th	511	1.2%
2019	16.71	559^th	565	1.1%
2021	28.54	310^th	385	19.5%
2022	24.15	523^rd	573	8.7%
2023	16.43	567^th	569	0.4%
2024	16.57	538^th	548	1.8%

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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 Dett 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	550	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	552
1990	n/a	508	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	509
1991	0	517	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1992	0	528	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1993	6	457	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1994	5	512	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1995	4	517	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1996	4	517	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1997	2	490	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1998	1	500	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	1	514	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2000	1	520	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
2001	0	513	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2002	0	513	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2003	0	513	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2004	2	432	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
2005	3	460	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2006	1	433	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	3	447
2007	1	376	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	383
2008	1	299	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	4	308
2009	2	243	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
2010	2	247	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	252
2011	2	242	0	1	0	0	0	0	245
2012	2	247	0	1	0	0	0	0	250
2013	1	186	0	2	0	0	0	0	189
2014	5	435	1	16	0	0	5	0	462
2015	2	412	1	10	0	0	4	0	429
2016	1	346	0	9	0	0	2	0	358
2017	0	294	0	7	0	0	2	0	303
2018	0	294	0	10	1	0	4	0	309
2019	0	295	1	8	1	0	3	0	308
2020	1	296	0	14	1	0	3	0	315
2021	4	269	0	8	1	0	9	0	291
2022	1	253	0	13	1	0	7	0	275
2023	0	227	0	20	1	0	5	0	253

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dett Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	552	37.0	14.9	n/a
1990	509	35.0	14.5	n/a
1991	517	38.0	13.6	n/a
1992	528	38.0	13.8	n/a
1993	463	36.0	12.9	n/a
1994	519	33.0	15.7	n/a
1995	524	36.0	14.6	n/a
1996	524	36.0	14.6	n/a
1997	494	38.0	13.0	n/a
1998	503	37.0	13.6	n/a
1999	518	36.0	14.4	n/a
2000	524	37.0	14.2	n/a
2001	518	34.0	15.2	n/a
2002	517	36.0	14.4	92.1
2003	517	36.0	14.4	92.1
2004	439	24.4	18.0	96.1
2005	469	30.0	15.6	99.4
2006	447	33.0	13.5	90.8
2007	383	20.0	19.2	85
2008	308	17.0	18.1	75
2009	248	16.5	15.0	98.8
2010	252	15.0	16.8	98.8
2011	245	14.0	17.5	98.8
2012	250	14.0	17.8	98.8
2013	189	15.8	11.9	89.9
2014	462	42.0	11.0	97.4
2015	429	33.0	13.0	99.1
2016	358	26.0	13.7	97.8
2017	303	20.5	14.7	98.3
2018	309	20.7	14.8	98.4
2019	308	20.0	15.4	95.5
2020	315	24.0	13.1	99
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	275	26.5	10.3	95.3
2023	253	24.0	10.5	95.7

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 Dett Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	552	37.0	14.9	n/a
1990	509	35.0	14.5	n/a
1991	517	38.0	13.6	n/a
1992	528	38.0	13.8	n/a
1993	463	36.0	12.9	n/a
1994	519	33.0	15.7	n/a
1995	524	36.0	14.6	n/a
1996	524	36.0	14.6	n/a
1997	494	38.0	13.0	n/a
1998	503	37.0	13.6	n/a
1999	518	36.0	14.4	n/a
2000	524	37.0	14.2	n/a
2001	518	34.0	15.2	n/a
2002	517	36.0	14.4	92.1
2003	517	36.0	14.4	92.1
2004	439	24.4	18.0	96.1
2005	469	30.0	15.6	99.4
2006	447	33.0	13.5	90.8
2007	383	20.0	19.2	85
2008	308	17.0	18.1	75
2009	248	16.5	15.0	98.8
2010	252	15.0	16.8	98.8
2011	245	14.0	17.5	98.8
2012	250	14.0	17.8	98.8
2013	189	15.8	11.9	89.9
2014	462	42.0	11.0	97.4
2015	429	33.0	13.0	99.1
2016	358	26.0	13.7	97.8
2017	303	20.5	14.7	98.3
2018	309	20.7	14.8	98.4
2019	308	20.0	15.4	95.5
2020	315	24.0	13.1	99
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	275	26.5	10.3	95.3
2023	253	24.0	10.5	95.7

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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