Dawes Elementary School
3810 West 81st Place Chicago IL, 60652, Cook County Phone: 773-535-2350 Ranking:  (2,009 out of 3,028, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 59 | 63 | 52 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,016 | 1,037 | 1,021 | 1,105 | 1,155 | 1,176 | 1,175 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 63 | 6.2% | 67 | 6.5% | 73 | 7.1% | 71 | 6.4% | 70 | 6.1% | 74 | 6.3% | 66 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 9.1% | 103 | 9.9% | 89 | 8.7% | 94 | 8.5% | 101 | 8.7% | 113 | 9.6% | 95 | 8.1% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 11.3% | 106 | 10.2% | 88 | 8.6% | 109 | 9.9% | 111 | 9.6% | 108 | 9.2% | 131 | 11.1% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 10.3% | 86 | 8.3% | 106 | 10.4% | 117 | 10.6% | 119 | 10.3% | 127 | 10.8% | 125 | 10.6% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 8.1% | 107 | 10.3% | 117 | 11.5% | 119 | 10.8% | 134 | 11.6% | 133 | 11.3% | 135 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 103 | 10.1% | 116 | 11.2% | 108 | 10.6% | 122 | 11.0% | 123 | 10.6% | 127 | 10.8% | 125 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 115 | 11.3% | 107 | 10.3% | 119 | 11.7% | 123 | 11.1% | 121 | 10.5% | 122 | 10.4% | 124 | 10.6% |
| Grade 6: | 109 | 10.7% | 117 | 11.3% | 106 | 10.4% | 115 | 10.4% | 116 | 10.0% | 125 | 10.6% | 132 | 11.2% |
| Grade 7: | 117 | 11.5% | 111 | 10.7% | 116 | 11.4% | 102 | 9.2% | 136 | 11.8% | 130 | 11.1% | 127 | 10.8% |
| Grade 8: | 115 | 11.3% | 117 | 11.3% | 99 | 9.7% | 133 | 12.0% | 124 | 10.7% | 117 | 9.9% | 115 | 9.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 518 | 51.0% | 548 | 52.8% | 531 | 52.0% | 581 | 52.6% | 606 | 52.5% | 561 | 47.7% | 592 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 498 | 49.0% | 489 | 47.2% | 490 | 48.0% | 524 | 47.4% | 541 | 46.8% | 607 | 51.6% | 546 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 782 | 77.0% | 795 | 76.7% | 771 | 75.5% | 818 | 74.0% | 830 | 71.9% | 821 | 69.8% | 797 | 67.8% |
| Black: | 204 | 20.1% | 211 | 20.3% | 221 | 21.6% | 252 | 22.8% | 297 | 25.7% | 325 | 27.6% | 309 | 26.3% |
| White: | 12 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.4% | 24 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 907 | 89.3% | 926 | 89.3% | 346 | 33.9% | 959 | 86.8% | 978 | 84.7% | 952 | 81.0% | 962 | 81.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 6.7% | 76 | 7.3% | 624 | 61.1% | 104 | 9.4% | 132 | 11.4% | 147 | 12.5% | 158 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.22 | 16.36 | 19.63 | 19.73 | 20.26 | 19.10 | 20.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.0% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Dawes Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.