Is Dwight Common School a good school?

Dwight Common School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Dwight Common School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 539 students attended Dwight Common School.

What is the racial makeup of Dwight Common School?

Students at Dwight Common School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dwight Common School attend?

Students who attend Dwight Common School usually go on to attend: High : Dwight High School

Dwight Common School

Summary:

Dwight Common School is an elementary school located in Dwight, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 545 students. The school is part of the Dwight Common School District 232, which is ranked 714 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dwight Common School consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 23.8% compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 13.3% compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance has been stagnant, with its ranking among Illinois elementary schools declining from 683 out of 2,052 in 2014-2015 to 1,578 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. Dwight Common School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.4% in 2020-2021 to 17.9% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average.

Dwight Common School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Coal City Intermediate School and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School, which consistently rank in the top 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools and have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student, suggesting that Dwight Common School may benefit from learning from their practices and strategies.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

801 S Columbia St
Dwight, IL 60420-1347

(815) 584-6221

District: Dwight Common School District 232

SchoolDigger Rank:
1578^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,441

Students who attend Dwight Common School usually attend:

High:

Dwight High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dwight Common School ranks worse than 76.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.77. (See more...)

Compare Details Dwight Common School ranks worse than 66.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.13. (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: White (82.7%), Hispanic (10.8%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dwight Common School is 13.8. (See more...)

Compare Dwight Common School employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dwight Common School is $12,441.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dwight Common School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dwight Common School 1578^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dwight Common School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Dwight Common School 904^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dwight Common School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Dwight Common School District 232:

SchoolDigger ranks Dwight Common School District 232 714^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dwight Common School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	70.38	687^th	2020	66.0%
2004	71.86	635^th	2030	68.7%
2005	48.57	1261^st	2022	37.6%
2006	57.99	1108^th	2086	46.9%
2007	55.78	1166^th	2095	44.3%
2008	64.68	903^rd	2092	56.8%
2009	67.73	812^th	2120	61.7%
2010	77.87	431^st	2139	79.9%
2011	73.39	596^th	2147	72.2%
2012	78.33	419^th	2166	80.7%
2013	78.75	434^th	2167	80.0%
2014	66.85	710^th	2093	66.1%
2015	62.04	683^rd	2052	66.7%
2016	55.48	839^th	2046	59.0%
2017	41.94	1121^st	2044	45.2%
2018	40.42	1159^th	2037	43.1%
2019	42.18	1149^th	2086	44.9%
2021	35.86	1151^st	1948	40.9%
2022	36.19	1247^th	2082	40.1%
2023	38.28	1202^nd	2077	42.1%
2024	23.77	1578^th	2067	23.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.72	857^th	1765	51.4%
2019	48.76	865^th	1816	52.4%
2021	31.58	1073^rd	1514	29.1%
2022	30.31	1275^th	1763	27.7%
2023	40.54	1034^th	1808	42.8%
2024	29.70	1320^th	1793	26.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.11	1187^th	1964	39.6%
2019	45.78	1047^th	2019	48.1%
2021	37.20	990^th	1680	41.1%
2022	30.69	1305^th	1970	33.8%
2023	36.51	1168^th	1957	40.3%
2024	21.29	1555^th	1942	19.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.28	1003^rd	1972	49.1%
2019	40.05	1153^rd	2019	42.9%
2021	28.52	1180^th	1707	30.9%
2022	39.08	1115^th	1977	43.6%
2023	37.45	1158^th	1984	41.6%
2024	27.04	1389^th	1959	29.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.51	1219^th	1463	16.7%
2019	23.40	1192^nd	1462	18.5%
2021	22.72	1093^rd	1308	16.4%
2022	20.66	1218^th	1425	14.5%
2023	20.19	1206^th	1419	15.0%
2024	10.60	1327^th	1392	4.7%

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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 Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.17	419^th	1185	64.6%
2004	70.92	370^th	1204	69.3%
2005	78.39	251^st	1209	79.2%
2006	75.35	296^th	1272	76.7%
2007	65.14	509^th	1287	60.5%
2008	66.64	487^th	1293	62.3%
2009	61.24	585^th	1318	55.6%
2010	64.77	532^nd	1327	59.9%
2011	73.36	342^nd	1344	74.6%
2012	73.69	342^nd	1365	74.9%
2013	71.08	358^th	1367	73.8%
2014	62.49	488^th	1322	63.1%
2015	56.09	475^th	1302	63.5%
2016	58.09	463^rd	1294	64.2%
2017	50.24	587^th	1293	54.6%
2018	48.49	622^nd	1293	51.9%
2019	51.69	598^th	1356	55.9%
2021	30.30	817^th	1241	34.2%
2022	33.57	848^th	1369	38.1%
2023	41.06	753^rd	1367	44.9%
2024	30.13	904^th	1363	33.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.78	661^st	1161	43.1%
2019	61.39	365^th	1217	70.0%
2021	31.55	706^th	1019	30.7%
2022	28.59	912^th	1221	25.3%
2023	34.48	814^th	1234	34.0%
2024	24.61	972^nd	1219	20.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.22	414^th	1226	66.2%
2019	50.08	595^th	1276	53.4%
2021	35.00	621^st	1017	38.9%
2022	37.28	745^th	1286	42.1%
2023	43.34	673^rd	1275	47.2%
2024	33.26	797^th	1251	36.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.75	393^rd	674	41.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.48	687^th	1223	43.8%
2019	53.82	531^st	1296	59.0%
2021	24.02	824^th	1048	21.4%
2022	29.90	864^th	1286	32.8%
2023	37.07	763^rd	1292	40.9%
2024	25.64	915^th	1264	27.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Dwight Common School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.94	648^th	889	27.1%
2019	29.22	659^th	905	27.2%
2021	18.04	710^th	813	12.7%
2022	17.66	790^th	898	12.0%
2023	25.07	722^nd	895	19.3%
2024	16.43	770^th	875	12.0%

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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 Dwight Common School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	578	2	8	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	598
1989	606	1	7	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	629
1990	618	4	7	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	640
1991	640	2	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	653
1992	650	4	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1993	671	3	3	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
1994	673	3	8	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1995	662	5	1	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1996	662	5	1	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1997	675	6	1	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	712
1998	702	6	1	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
1999	666	9	3	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	708
2000	685	5	7	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2001	678	4	9	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	729
2002	682	7	6	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	729
2003	682	7	6	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	729
2004	697	12	10	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
2005	645	8	9	24	5	n/a	n/a	23	714
2006	638	9	10	23	9	n/a	n/a	24	713
2007	618	7	9	27	9	n/a	n/a	26	696
2008	587	8	10	20	12	n/a	n/a	24	661
2009	586	7	6	17	10	n/a	n/a	25	651
2010	575	6	6	16	7	n/a	n/a	19	629
2011	565	1	2	14	2	3	14	0	601
2012	560	0	5	20	2	1	20	0	608
2013	532	0	4	16	1	1	21	0	575
2014	549	0	4	18	1	1	30	0	603
2015	535	1	2	22	1	0	4	0	565
2016	512	2	3	24	1	0	10	0	552
2017	500	7	4	33	1	0	12	0	557
2018	478	8	3	37	0	0	16	0	542
2019	463	5	4	39	0	0	20	0	531
2020	460	5	3	42	0	0	17	0	527
2021	396	4	2	38	0	0	13	0	453
2022	429	5	1	55	0	0	24	0	514
2023	457	4	4	58	0	0	22	0	545
2024	446	2	5	58	0	0	28	0	539

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dwight Common School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	598	36.4	16.4	n/a
1989	629	38.0	16.5	n/a
1990	640	39.5	16.2	n/a
1991	653	40.1	16.2	n/a
1992	670	41.9	15.9	n/a
1993	693	40.9	16.9	n/a
1994	692	41.9	16.5	n/a
1995	687	41.2	16.7	n/a
1996	687	41.2	16.7	n/a
1997	712	41.8	17.0	n/a
1998	722	42.8	16.9	n/a
1999	708	46.8	15.1	n/a
2000	717	48.6	14.8	n/a
2001	729	48.6	15.0	n/a
2002	729	48.6	15.0	14.3
2003	729	48.6	15.0	14.3
2004	739	46.6	15.9	17.5
2005	714	42.6	16.8	21.4
2006	713	40.6	17.6	n/a
2007	696	41.0	17.0	25.1
2008	661	40.0	16.5	25.4
2009	651	43.6	14.9	26.8
2010	629	42.6	14.7	29.3
2011	601	38.1	15.7	27.3
2012	608	37.6	16.1	32.4
2013	575	64.5	8.9	30.3
2014	603	n/a	n/a	32.3
2015	565	36.0	15.6	42.8
2016	552	36.0	15.3	38.6
2017	557	31.4	17.7	39.7
2018	542	31.4	17.2	37.3
2019	531	39.4	13.4	40.1
2020	527	33.4	15.7	40.8
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	33.2	15.4	36.6
2023	545	37.4	14.5	44
2024	539	39.0	13.8	47.9

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 Dwight Common School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	598	36.4	16.4	n/a
1989	629	38.0	16.5	n/a
1990	640	39.5	16.2	n/a
1991	653	40.1	16.2	n/a
1992	670	41.9	15.9	n/a
1993	693	40.9	16.9	n/a
1994	692	41.9	16.5	n/a
1995	687	41.2	16.7	n/a
1996	687	41.2	16.7	n/a
1997	712	41.8	17.0	n/a
1998	722	42.8	16.9	n/a
1999	708	46.8	15.1	n/a
2000	717	48.6	14.8	n/a
2001	729	48.6	15.0	n/a
2002	729	48.6	15.0	14.3
2003	729	48.6	15.0	14.3
2004	739	46.6	15.9	17.5
2005	714	42.6	16.8	21.4
2006	713	40.6	17.6	n/a
2007	696	41.0	17.0	25.1
2008	661	40.0	16.5	25.4
2009	651	43.6	14.9	26.8
2010	629	42.6	14.7	29.3
2011	601	38.1	15.7	27.3
2012	608	37.6	16.1	32.4
2013	575	64.5	8.9	30.3
2014	603	n/a	n/a	32.3
2015	565	36.0	15.6	42.8
2016	552	36.0	15.3	38.6
2017	557	31.4	17.7	39.7
2018	542	31.4	17.2	37.3
2019	531	39.4	13.4	40.1
2020	527	33.4	15.7	40.8
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	33.2	15.4	36.6
2023	545	37.4	14.5	44
2024	539	39.0	13.8	47.9

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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