Is Dixon Elementary School a good school?

Dixon Elementary School ranks 1234 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dixon Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 464 students attended Dixon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dixon Elementary School?

Students at Dixon Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dixon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Dixon Elementary School

Summary:

Dixon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 464 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. While the school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Illinois elementary schools, it has shown some strengths, particularly in its performance for African American students.

Academically, Dixon Elementary School had 41.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year, outperforming the district (30.5%) and matching the state (41.2%) averages. However, in Mathematics, the school's performance was significantly lower, with only 14% of students proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's Science assessment results were also below the district and state averages. Interestingly, nearby schools like Ashe Elementary School, Neil Elementary School, and Ruggles Elementary School generally perform at a lower level than Dixon Elementary, while the nearby charter school, CICS - Avalon/South Shore, has shown stronger academic performance.

One concerning trend at Dixon Elementary School is the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.2% in 2019-2020 to 28.8% in 2023-2024, well above the district and state averages. This, combined with the school's relatively strong performance for its African American student population and the presence of high-performing nearby schools like McDade Elementary Classical School and Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, suggests that there is potential for improvement at Dixon Elementary School through targeted interventions and support, addressing socioeconomic factors, and improving student attendance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-5791

(773) 535-3834

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1234^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,532

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.4%

Hispanic:

2.4%

White:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dixon Elementary School ranks worse than 59.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 124^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 36.55. (See more...)

Compare Details Dixon Elementary School ranks better than 55.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.15. (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 Dixon 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 Dixon Elementary School is $16,532. 424 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dixon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon Elementary School 1234^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dixon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon Elementary School 602^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dixon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Dixon Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.19	1412^th	2020	30.1%
2004	42.70	1357^th	2030	33.2%
2005	32.93	1533^rd	2022	24.2%
2006	36.04	1578^th	2086	24.4%
2007	26.03	1739^th	2095	17.0%
2008	34.29	1555^th	2092	25.7%
2009	32.99	1596^th	2120	24.7%
2010	44.07	1409^th	2139	34.1%
2011	46.23	1368^th	2147	36.3%
2012	55.44	1155^th	2166	46.7%
2013	57.35	1004^th	2167	53.7%
2014	66.82	711^th	2093	66.0%
2015	63.11	665^th	2052	67.6%
2016	56.09	827^th	2046	59.6%
2017	64.76	655^th	2044	68.0%
2018	68.23	596^th	2037	70.7%
2019	59.29	799^th	2086	61.7%
2021	35.58	1160^th	1948	40.5%
2022	27.65	1447^th	2082	30.5%
2023	39.86	1177^th	2077	43.3%
2024	36.55	1234^th	2067	40.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.33	384^th	1194	67.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.16	111^th	1765	93.7%
2019	73.49	281^st	1816	84.5%
2021	51.81	589^th	1514	61.1%
2022	39.15	1042^nd	1763	40.9%
2023	53.86	716^th	1808	60.4%
2024	52.06	753^rd	1793	58.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.22	470^th	1964	76.1%
2019	72.92	479^th	2019	76.3%
2021	29.55	1154^th	1680	31.3%
2022	34.24	1217^th	1970	38.2%
2023	47.78	932^nd	1957	52.4%
2024	44.30	990^th	1942	49.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.36	733^rd	1972	62.8%
2019	44.28	1047^th	2019	48.1%
2021	44.54	845^th	1707	50.5%
2022	19.05	1633^rd	1977	17.4%
2023	30.83	1305^th	1984	34.2%
2024	30.06	1319^th	1959	32.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.71	14^th	698	98.0%
2019	92.60	23^rd	711	96.8%
2021	74.98	37^th	428	91.4%
2022	64.25	142^nd	684	79.2%
2023	74.63	80^th	692	88.4%
2024	67.53	121^st	655	81.5%

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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 Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	30.48	869^th	1185	26.7%
2004	29.88	892^nd	1204	25.9%
2005	20.62	967^th	1209	20.0%
2006	44.16	828^th	1272	34.9%
2007	44.14	844^th	1287	34.4%
2008	39.35	881^st	1293	31.9%
2009	35.63	957^th	1318	27.4%
2010	50.37	780^th	1327	41.2%
2011	54.03	721^st	1344	46.4%
2012	59.37	620^th	1365	54.6%
2013	59.77	547^th	1367	60.0%
2014	65.24	438^th	1322	66.9%
2015	49.36	560^th	1302	57.0%
2016	43.97	674^th	1294	47.9%
2017	49.32	599^th	1293	53.7%
2018	46.66	650^th	1293	49.7%
2019	47.77	653^rd	1356	51.8%
2021	35.99	706^th	1241	43.1%
2022	36.53	810^th	1369	40.8%
2023	50.84	587^th	1367	57.1%
2024	49.15	602^nd	1363	55.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.06	256^th	602	57.5%
2019	40.22	384^th	792	51.5%
2022	38.62	413^th	781	47.1%
2023	23.17	689^th	805	14.4%
2024	25.68	632^nd	802	21.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.97	302^nd	1161	74.0%
2019	66.10	301^st	1217	75.3%
2021	46.42	472^nd	1019	53.7%
2022	46.29	581^st	1221	52.4%
2023	64.78	308^th	1234	75.0%
2024	65.26	301^st	1219	75.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.85	721^st	1226	41.2%
2019	52.58	554^th	1276	56.6%
2021	43.42	527^th	1017	48.2%
2022	47.14	599^th	1286	53.4%
2023	60.96	408^th	1275	68.0%
2024	59.53	436^th	1251	65.1%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.67	443^rd	674	34.3%
2024	25.85	539^th	639	15.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dixon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.01	530^th	1223	56.7%
2019	44.06	650^th	1296	49.8%
2021	25.86	780^th	1048	25.6%
2022	25.66	946^th	1286	26.4%
2023	37.41	756^th	1292	41.5%
2024	35.17	752^nd	1264	40.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.84	35^th	511	93.2%
2019	84.34	47^th	565	91.7%
2021	69.80	52^nd	385	86.5%
2022	67.57	104^th	573	81.8%
2023	82.07	44^th	569	92.3%
2024	79.48	49^th	548	91.1%

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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 Dixon 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	622	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	622
1990	n/a	626	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	626
1991	0	724	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1992	0	714	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
1993	0	719	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
1994	0	741	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
1995	0	746	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
1996	0	746	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
1997	0	756	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1998	0	748	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1999	0	771	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
2000	0	784	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
2001	0	790	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
2002	0	792	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	792
2003	0	792	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	792
2004	0	798	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	798
2005	0	738	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
2006	0	700	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
2007	0	665	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2008	2	640	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	645
2009	1	663	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
2010	1	661	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
2011	0	648	1	2	0	0	2	0	653
2012	0	642	1	3	1	0	3	0	650
2013	0	620	1	4	0	0	3	0	628
2014	0	640	1	4	0	0	5	0	650
2015	0	631	1	3	0	0	5	0	640
2016	0	583	0	2	0	0	5	0	590
2017	0	572	0	2	1	0	3	0	578
2018	0	555	0	7	0	0	0	0	562
2019	0	552	0	6	0	0	3	0	561
2020	1	574	0	5	0	0	2	0	582
2021	1	558	0	6	0	0	1	0	566
2022	1	468	0	8	0	0	33	0	510
2023	1	452	0	11	0	0	0	0	464

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dixon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	622	27.0	23.0	n/a
1990	626	28.0	22.3	n/a
1991	724	29.0	24.9	n/a
1992	714	29.0	24.6	n/a
1993	719	29.0	24.8	n/a
1994	741	30.0	24.7	n/a
1995	746	29.0	25.7	n/a
1996	746	29.0	25.7	n/a
1997	756	31.0	24.4	n/a
1998	748	32.0	23.4	n/a
1999	771	30.0	25.7	n/a
2000	784	32.0	24.5	n/a
2001	790	31.0	25.5	n/a
2002	792	31.0	25.5	80.4
2003	792	31.0	25.5	80.4
2004	798	34.7	23.0	75.8
2005	738	32.9	22.4	82.7
2006	700	33.3	21.0	74.9
2007	665	25.0	26.6	80.3
2008	645	28.0	23.0	86.1
2009	667	32.0	20.8	82.2
2010	665	29.0	22.9	85.3
2011	653	29.0	22.5	84.2
2012	650	27.0	24.0	88.9
2013	628	34.1	18.4	87.4
2014	650	32.0	20.3	88.2
2015	640	30.0	21.3	90.5
2016	590	29.0	20.3	87.3
2017	578	27.7	20.8	84.1
2018	562	24.9	22.5	83.1
2019	561	27.0	20.7	78.4
2020	582	31.0	18.7	78.4
2021	566	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	510	30.0	17.0	76.7
2023	464	29.0	16.0	78

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 Dixon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	622	27.0	23.0	n/a
1990	626	28.0	22.3	n/a
1991	724	29.0	24.9	n/a
1992	714	29.0	24.6	n/a
1993	719	29.0	24.8	n/a
1994	741	30.0	24.7	n/a
1995	746	29.0	25.7	n/a
1996	746	29.0	25.7	n/a
1997	756	31.0	24.4	n/a
1998	748	32.0	23.4	n/a
1999	771	30.0	25.7	n/a
2000	784	32.0	24.5	n/a
2001	790	31.0	25.5	n/a
2002	792	31.0	25.5	80.4
2003	792	31.0	25.5	80.4
2004	798	34.7	23.0	75.8
2005	738	32.9	22.4	82.7
2006	700	33.3	21.0	74.9
2007	665	25.0	26.6	80.3
2008	645	28.0	23.0	86.1
2009	667	32.0	20.8	82.2
2010	665	29.0	22.9	85.3
2011	653	29.0	22.5	84.2
2012	650	27.0	24.0	88.9
2013	628	34.1	18.4	87.4
2014	650	32.0	20.3	88.2
2015	640	30.0	21.3	90.5
2016	590	29.0	20.3	87.3
2017	578	27.7	20.8	84.1
2018	562	24.9	22.5	83.1
2019	561	27.0	20.7	78.4
2020	582	31.0	18.7	78.4
2021	566	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	510	30.0	17.0	76.7
2023	464	29.0	16.0	78

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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