Dewey Elementary School
1551 Wesley Ave
Evanston IL, 60201, Cook County
Phone: 847-859-8140
Ranking:
(456 out of 3,028, top 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 38 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 493 | 491 | 483 | 449 | 430 | 397 | 389 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 85 | 17.2% | 90 | 18.3% | 80 | 16.6% | 85 | 18.9% | 86 | 20.0% | 80 | 20.2% | 79 | 20.3% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 19.5% | 75 | 15.3% | 94 | 19.5% | 83 | 18.5% | 81 | 18.8% | 74 | 18.6% | 66 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 14.4% | 94 | 19.1% | 87 | 18.0% | 83 | 18.5% | 76 | 17.7% | 57 | 14.4% | 65 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 17.6% | 76 | 15.5% | 81 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.5% | 59 | 13.7% | 59 | 14.9% | 70 | 18.0% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.7% | 76 | 15.7% | 62 | 13.8% | 60 | 14.0% | 71 | 17.9% | 56 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 15.4% | 79 | 16.1% | 65 | 13.5% | 62 | 13.8% | 68 | 15.8% | 56 | 14.1% | 53 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 255 | 51.7% | 248 | 50.5% | 249 | 51.6% | 232 | 51.7% | 206 | 47.9% | 189 | 47.6% | 186 | 47.8% |
Female: | 238 | 48.3% | 243 | 49.5% | 234 | 48.4% | 217 | 48.3% | 194 | 45.1% | 186 | 46.9% | 191 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 36 | 7.3% | 42 | 8.6% | 30 | 6.2% | 37 | 8.2% | 30 | 7.0% | 27 | 6.8% | 23 | 5.9% |
Hispanic: | 92 | 18.7% | 87 | 17.7% | 86 | 17.8% | 79 | 17.6% | 70 | 16.3% | 70 | 17.6% | 70 | 18.0% |
Black: | 74 | 15.0% | 68 | 13.8% | 74 | 15.3% | 56 | 12.5% | 57 | 13.3% | 62 | 15.6% | 62 | 15.9% |
White: | 258 | 52.3% | 258 | 52.5% | 257 | 53.2% | 251 | 55.9% | 248 | 57.7% | 224 | 56.4% | 226 | 58.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 6.5% | 35 | 7.1% | 35 | 7.2% | 25 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 25.8% | 125 | 25.5% | 62 | 12.8% | 112 | 24.9% | 101 | 23.5% | 104 | 26.2% | 90 | 23.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.2% | 21 | 4.3% | 95 | 19.7% | 19 | 4.2% | 29 | 6.7% | 19 | 4.8% | 31 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 14.33 | 14.29 | 14.77 | 15.58 | 15.90 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79.8% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 82.7% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.2% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 91.4% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.7% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.5% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.2% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.8% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 92.5% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.2% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.5% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 65.2% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 70.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 69.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 81.9% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 79.2% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 82.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.4% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 83.3% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.1% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.1% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 90.5% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 91.6% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.1% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.3% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.6% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 92.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 79.3% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 84.1% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.7% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 84.6% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 84.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 86.8% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75.5% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 66.8% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 66.9% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 71.8% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.4% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.1% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.0% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.2% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 83.4% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 85.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.0% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 87.1% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.3% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.5% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.3% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88.2% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90.5% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.4% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.1% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.6% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.1% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 90.8% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.5% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.7% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 66.4% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 68.1% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 76.0% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.3% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.1% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 83.2% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.7% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.8% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.4% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 74.1% | N/A |
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* Dewey Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.