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Diekman Elementary School
15121 Dorchester Ave
Dolton IL, 60419, Cook County
Phone: 708-841-3838
Ranking: 
(2,828 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,828 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Dolton School District 149
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: | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 358 | 313 | 315 | 334 | 329 | 334 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 115 | 28.7% | 77 | 21.5% | 71 | 22.7% | 70 | 22.2% | 94 | 28.1% | 94 | 28.6% | 93 | 27.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 20.2% | 77 | 21.5% | 80 | 25.6% | 84 | 26.7% | 83 | 24.9% | 55 | 16.7% | 55 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 30 | 7.5% | 38 | 10.6% | 26 | 8.3% | 37 | 11.7% | 22 | 6.6% | 27 | 8.2% | 39 | 11.7% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 7.7% | 32 | 8.9% | 40 | 12.8% | 27 | 8.6% | 22 | 6.6% | 44 | 13.4% | 34 | 10.2% |
| Grade 3: | 29 | 7.2% | 39 | 10.9% | 24 | 7.7% | 22 | 7.0% | 43 | 12.9% | 36 | 10.9% | 33 | 9.9% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 11.7% | 30 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.6% | 42 | 13.3% | 38 | 11.4% | 36 | 10.9% | 35 | 10.5% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 9.7% | 24 | 6.7% | 45 | 14.4% | 33 | 10.5% | 32 | 9.6% | 36 | 10.9% | 45 | 13.5% |
| Grade 6: | 29 | 7.2% | 41 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 48.9% | 177 | 49.4% | 144 | 46.0% | 150 | 47.6% | 160 | 47.9% | 148 | 45.0% | 173 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 205 | 51.1% | 181 | 50.6% | 169 | 54.0% | 165 | 52.4% | 166 | 49.7% | 173 | 52.6% | 157 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.1% | 12 | 3.6% | 17 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 393 | 98.0% | 351 | 98.0% | 306 | 97.8% | 307 | 97.5% | 325 | 97.3% | 317 | 96.4% | 317 | 94.9% |
| White: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 398 | 99.3% | 350 | 97.8% | 130 | 41.5% | 248 | 78.7% | 233 | 69.8% | 184 | 55.9% | 257 | 76.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 177 | 56.5% | 8 | 2.5% | 23 | 6.9% | 30 | 9.1% | 9 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.05 | 15.44 | 19.56 | 19.69 | 18.56 | 19.40 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.0% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.2% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 65.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 68.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.4% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 71.6% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 66.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 21.5% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 39.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 44.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 46.8% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 47.2% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 53.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 57.6% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 59.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 62.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.0% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 74.6% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 63.7% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.9% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 68.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.1% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.3% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72.5% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 38.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 53.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 46.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 52.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 61.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 57.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 56.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 38.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 37.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 37.1% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 47.0% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 57.3% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 48.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 51.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 51.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 49.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 52.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 41.1% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 48.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 65.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 61.6% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 67.0% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 59.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 31.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 35.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 37.6% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 41.1% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 44.4% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 52.4% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 58.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 58.8% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 58.8% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 36.9% | 58.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 23.8% | 59.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 31.4% | 58.9% |
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* Diekman Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.