Is Dawes Elementary School a good school?

Dawes Elementary School ranks 363 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dawes Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 307 students attended Dawes Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dawes Elementary School?

Students at Dawes Elementary School are 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 25% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Dawes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Chute Middle School High : Evanston Township High School

Dawes Elementary School

Summary:

Dawes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Evanston, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 321 students. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 217 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dawes Elementary School consistently outperforms the Evanston CCSD 65 district and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 54.1% of Dawes students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, 43.3% of Dawes students were proficient or better, compared to 42.8% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Dawes Elementary School's performance is particularly strong in the White student subgroup, ranking 7th out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools in ELA and 5th out of 1,419 in math for the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has consistently high rankings for its African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups.

While Dawes Elementary School outperforms the nearby Oakton Elementary School and Washington Elementary School in both ELA and math proficiency rates, it trails some other nearby schools like Dewey Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Decatur Classical Elementary School in certain grade levels and subjects. However, Dawes Elementary School's strong academic performance, coupled with its increased per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, suggest that it is effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student population, including a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

Detail:

Public K-5

440 Dodge Ave
Evanston, IL 60202-3254

(847) 905-3401

District: Evanston CCSD 65

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,026

Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chute Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.7

Number of students: 307

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.3%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dawes Elementary School ranks better than 82.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 6^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80. (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 Student population at Dawes Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.3%), Hispanic (29.3%), African American (25.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dawes Elementary School is 9.7, which is the 5^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Dawes Elementary School employs 31.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dawes Elementary School is $27,026, which is the 6^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dawes Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dawes Elementary School 363^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dawes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 217^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.84	1251^st	2020	38.1%
2004	39.90	1412^th	2030	30.4%
2005	47.16	1292^nd	2022	36.1%
2006	61.43	1005^th	2086	51.8%
2007	63.76	920^th	2095	56.1%
2008	66.69	841^st	2092	59.8%
2009	62.97	962^nd	2120	54.6%
2010	62.70	975^th	2139	54.4%
2011	60.04	1039^th	2147	51.6%
2012	68.61	787^th	2166	63.7%
2013	61.31	910^th	2167	58.0%
2014	65.38	754^th	2093	64.0%
2015	59.30	728^th	2052	64.5%
2016	61.39	706^th	2046	65.5%
2017	41.21	1137^th	2044	44.4%
2018	36.14	1265^th	2037	37.9%
2019	44.92	1076^th	2086	48.4%
2021	45.70	942^nd	1948	51.6%
2022	56.96	800^th	2082	61.6%
2023	62.97	693^rd	2077	66.6%
2024	80.00	363^rd	2067	82.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.33	553^rd	718	23.0%
2019	44.62	381^st	743	48.7%
2021	31.32	430^th	537	19.9%
2022	32.69	576^th	768	25.0%
2023	43.43	385^th	788	51.1%
2024	64.40	154^th	826	81.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.07	532^nd	763	30.3%
2022	80.38	118^th	1113	89.4%
2023	68.49	253^rd	1156	78.1%
2024	75.50	194^th	1195	83.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.36	1546^th	1765	12.4%
2019	41.79	1049^th	1816	42.2%
2021	32.09	1062^nd	1514	29.9%
2022	42.48	966^th	1763	45.2%
2023	37.46	1106^th	1808	38.8%
2024	63.31	482^nd	1793	73.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.74	1082^nd	1964	44.9%
2019	41.51	1141^st	2019	43.5%
2021	41.06	905^th	1680	46.1%
2022	47.36	915^th	1970	53.6%
2023	61.15	665^th	1957	66.0%
2024	71.42	488^th	1942	74.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.05	262^nd	886	70.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.11	1243^rd	1972	37.0%
2019	47.81	968^th	2019	52.1%
2021	43.00	883^rd	1707	48.3%
2022	63.45	623^rd	1977	68.5%
2023	58.81	706^th	1984	64.4%
2024	80.05	334^th	1959	83.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.51	474^th	698	32.1%
2019	50.68	274^th	711	61.5%
2022	45.98	299^th	684	56.3%
2023	45.44	312^th	692	54.9%
2024	57.80	182^nd	655	72.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.09	626^th	938	33.3%
2019	45.75	486^th	955	49.1%
2021	15.82	737^th	742	0.7%
2022	34.26	618^th	954	35.2%
2023	52.62	382^nd	970	60.6%
2024	68.32	197^th	959	79.5%

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Rank History for White students at Dawes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.06	447^th	1463	69.4%
2019	71.41	345^th	1462	76.4%
2022	92.99	42^nd	1425	97.1%
2023	89.51	89^th	1419	93.7%
2024	98.17	7^th	1392	99.5%

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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	128	214	3	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	356
1989	138	197	5	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	347
1990	137	179	9	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	331
1991	156	156	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1992	161	166	10	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	181	170	8	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1994	177	178	11	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	388
1995	162	157	7	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	357
1996	162	157	7	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	357
1997	151	167	10	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
1998	136	176	18	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	365
1999	123	197	17	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2000	121	212	19	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2001	126	220	18	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2002	102	181	14	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	354
2003	102	181	14	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	354
2004	106	216	13	68	2	n/a	n/a	0	405
2005	96	171	14	76	2	n/a	n/a	6	365
2006	86	174	13	88	2	n/a	n/a	0	363
2007	84	148	16	98	2	n/a	n/a	0	348
2008	86	149	13	96	1	n/a	n/a	13	358
2009	78	141	8	93	2	n/a	n/a	30	352
2010	81	136	8	87	5	n/a	n/a	33	350
2011	92	129	9	102	4	0	23	0	359
2012	95	114	8	117	0	0	26	0	360
2013	105	118	5	113	0	0	27	0	368
2014	107	113	3	124	0	0	28	0	375
2015	102	121	4	116	1	0	24	0	368
2016	92	110	3	130	1	0	24	0	360
2017	93	113	5	138	0	0	26	0	375
2018	87	123	12	135	1	0	22	0	380
2019	81	112	17	130	1	0	28	0	369
2020	86	102	12	133	1	0	26	0	360
2021	81	86	8	114	3	1	32	0	325
2022	86	83	7	101	2	1	34	0	314
2023	92	84	8	94	2	2	37	2	321
2024	93	77	9	90	2	2	30	4	307

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

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	356	28.8	12.3	n/a
1989	347	29.5	11.7	n/a
1990	331	26.5	12.4	n/a
1991	326	26.9	12.1	n/a
1992	351	29.7	11.8	n/a
1993	374	30.0	12.5	n/a
1994	388	29.0	13.4	n/a
1995	357	24.9	14.3	n/a
1996	357	24.9	14.3	n/a
1997	358	28.8	12.4	n/a
1998	365	24.9	14.7	n/a
1999	374	30.6	12.2	n/a
2000	391	29.6	13.2	n/a
2001	396	29.9	13.2	n/a
2002	354	30.5	11.6	40.7
2003	354	30.5	11.6	40.7
2004	405	30.5	13.3	43.7
2005	365	29.0	12.6	47.4
2006	363	31.0	11.7	46.8
2007	348	29.0	12.0	51.4
2008	358	26.0	13.8	57.7
2009	352	28.7	12.3	61.5
2010	350	28.0	12.5	64.7
2011	359	30.5	11.7	58.5
2012	360	27.9	12.9	55.8
2013	368	27.3	13.4	54.1
2014	375	32.3	11.6	53.9
2015	368	34.0	10.8	59.8
2016	360	29.0	12.4	58.1
2017	375	29.7	12.6	59.5
2018	380	31.5	12.0	56.1
2019	369	33.4	11.0	58.8
2020	360	32.1	11.1	58.3
2021	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	32.4	9.6	45.5
2023	321	31.4	10.2	51.7
2024	307	31.5	9.7	51.1

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	356	28.8	12.3	n/a
1989	347	29.5	11.7	n/a
1990	331	26.5	12.4	n/a
1991	326	26.9	12.1	n/a
1992	351	29.7	11.8	n/a
1993	374	30.0	12.5	n/a
1994	388	29.0	13.4	n/a
1995	357	24.9	14.3	n/a
1996	357	24.9	14.3	n/a
1997	358	28.8	12.4	n/a
1998	365	24.9	14.7	n/a
1999	374	30.6	12.2	n/a
2000	391	29.6	13.2	n/a
2001	396	29.9	13.2	n/a
2002	354	30.5	11.6	40.7
2003	354	30.5	11.6	40.7
2004	405	30.5	13.3	43.7
2005	365	29.0	12.6	47.4
2006	363	31.0	11.7	46.8
2007	348	29.0	12.0	51.4
2008	358	26.0	13.8	57.7
2009	352	28.7	12.3	61.5
2010	350	28.0	12.5	64.7
2011	359	30.5	11.7	58.5
2012	360	27.9	12.9	55.8
2013	368	27.3	13.4	54.1
2014	375	32.3	11.6	53.9
2015	368	34.0	10.8	59.8
2016	360	29.0	12.4	58.1
2017	375	29.7	12.6	59.5
2018	380	31.5	12.0	56.1
2019	369	33.4	11.0	58.8
2020	360	32.1	11.1	58.3
2021	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	32.4	9.6	45.5
2023	321	31.4	10.2	51.7
2024	307	31.5	9.7	51.1

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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