Dawes Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Evanston, Illinois

Dawes Elementary School in Evanston, Illinois enrolled 298 students in 2024-25 with 28.7 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

321 students in 2022-23, 307 students in 2023-24, 298 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 28.7.

Students enrolled at Dawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 307, 2024-25: 29801002003004002022-233212023-243072024-25298
Students enrolled at Dawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 307, 2024-25: 29801002003004002022-233212023-243072024-25298
Students enrolled at Dawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 307, 2024-25: 29801002003004002022-233212023-243072024-25298
Students enrolled at Dawes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 307, 2024-25: 29801002003004002022-233212023-243072024-25298
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332131.410.2
2023-2430731.59.7
2024-2529828.710.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 10.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 10.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 10.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 10.4; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dawes Elementary School enrolled 315 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent23.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

30.4% of students were White, 29.4% Hispanic, 25.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White30.4%
  2. Hispanic29.4%
  3. Black25.7%
  4. Two or more races9.1%
  5. Asian4.1%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dawes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%40%29.9%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Evanston

11 public elementary schools in Evanston report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts4218.2not reported
Washington Elementary School41011.2not reported
Oakton Elementary School3799.5not reported
Walker Elementary School36411.4not reported
Willard Elementary School35511.2not reported
Lincoln Elementary School3439.7not reported
Kingsley Elementary School33412.6not reported
Dewey Elementary School32111.1not reported

All public schools in Evanston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dawes Elementary School

  1. Oakton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 379 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Washington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 410 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Dawes Elementary School with Oakton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Evanston-Skokie School District 65 spends per student$29,769 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,769
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisDawes Elementary School is the number 1,526 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,526 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dawes Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Dawes Elementary School?
    298 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 321 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Evanston, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dawes Elementary School?
    10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dawes Elementary School a Title I school?
    Dawes Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dawes Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dawes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dawes Elementary School in?
    Evanston-Skokie School District 65, NCES district ID 1714460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171446001787 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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