Summary
Dulles Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 664 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dulles Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.8% of Dulles students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 3.9% of Dulles students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student groups. Additionally, Dulles Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.
Interestingly, the nearby Fiske Elementary, Brownell Elementary, and Carter Elementary schools, while still underperforming compared to the district and state, generally outperform Dulles Elementary School in academic proficiency, student group performance, and other key metrics. Additionally, the CICS - Washington Pk Campus, a public charter school located less than half a mile from Dulles, significantly outperforms Dulles in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, as well as other key metrics, highlighting the potential for alternative educational models to better serve the needs of the local community.
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