Dorothy Simon Elementary School
309 South Benton St
Winnebago IL, 61088, Winnebago County
Phone: 815-335-2318
Ranking: 
(1,032 out of 3,028, top 34%)*
(1,032 out of 3,028, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
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 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 309 | 314 | 350 | 325 | 300 | 315 | 313 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 46 | 14.9% | 41 | 13.1% | 59 | 16.9% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 27.5% | 100 | 31.8% | 84 | 24.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 33.7% | 74 | 23.6% | 99 | 28.3% | 109 | 33.5% | 95 | 31.7% | 107 | 34.0% | 97 | 31.0% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 23.9% | 99 | 31.5% | 108 | 30.9% | 97 | 29.8% | 106 | 35.3% | 99 | 31.4% | 98 | 31.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 50.8% | 164 | 52.2% | 178 | 50.9% | 170 | 52.3% | 157 | 52.3% | 137 | 43.5% | 166 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 152 | 49.2% | 150 | 47.8% | 172 | 49.1% | 155 | 47.7% | 133 | 44.3% | 163 | 51.7% | 137 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 6.8% | 12 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 17 | 5.7% | 13 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.9% | 13 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% |
| White: | 265 | 85.8% | 285 | 90.8% | 314 | 89.7% | 287 | 88.3% | 268 | 89.3% | 287 | 91.1% | 287 | 91.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 30.1% | 88 | 28.0% | 54 | 15.4% | 70 | 21.5% | 59 | 19.7% | 48 | 15.2% | 43 | 13.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.9% | 40 | 12.7% | 58 | 16.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 17 | 5.7% | 10 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.85 | 15.54 | 15.56 | 16.67 | 15.79 | 16.60 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 87.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 74.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dorothy Simon 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.