Dirksen Elementary School
501 Maywood Ave
Pekin IL, 61554, Tazewell County
Phone: 309-477-4711
Ranking: 
(881 out of 3,028, top 29%)*
(881 out of 3,028, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Pekin Public School District108
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: | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 178 | 186 | 166 | 163 | 175 | 185 | 164 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 25.8% | 47 | 25.3% | 50 | 30.1% | 43 | 26.4% | 47 | 26.9% | 38 | 20.5% | 45 | 27.4% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 23.0% | 50 | 26.9% | 44 | 26.5% | 41 | 25.2% | 39 | 22.3% | 51 | 27.6% | 40 | 24.4% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 27.5% | 47 | 25.3% | 36 | 21.7% | 32 | 19.6% | 46 | 26.3% | 50 | 27.0% | 37 | 22.6% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 23.6% | 42 | 22.6% | 36 | 21.7% | 47 | 28.8% | 43 | 24.6% | 46 | 24.9% | 42 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 90 | 50.6% | 98 | 52.7% | 85 | 51.2% | 80 | 49.1% | 73 | 41.7% | 105 | 56.8% | 66 | 40.2% |
| Female: | 88 | 49.4% | 88 | 47.3% | 81 | 48.8% | 83 | 50.9% | 89 | 50.9% | 69 | 37.3% | 91 | 55.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 10 | 5.6% | 9 | 4.8% | 3 | 1.8% | 5 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 154 | 86.5% | 164 | 88.2% | 152 | 91.6% | 150 | 92.0% | 170 | 97.1% | 176 | 95.1% | 160 | 97.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 7.9% | 12 | 6.5% | 9 | 5.4% | 8 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 71.3% | 107 | 57.5% | 58 | 34.9% | 88 | 54.0% | 94 | 53.7% | 81 | 43.8% | 69 | 42.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 18.8% | 53 | 31.9% | 22 | 13.5% | 30 | 17.1% | 25 | 13.5% | 22 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.51 | 14.63 | 12.77 | 11.64 | 13.46 | 15.20 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.0% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 92.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.8% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 92.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.1% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 62.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.7% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 75.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.6% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 81.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 66.8% | 58.8% |
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* Dirksen Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.