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Dulles Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2030th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools
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.

651
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,197
Per pupil spending ?
95.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6311 S Calumet Ave
       Chicago, IL  60637-3198

(773) 535-0690

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Dulles Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Phillips Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.9%
Hispanic:
6.0%
White:
0.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school10%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
2,030th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,326th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
437th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20256.62030 of 20561.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.92039 of 20671.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.12041 of 20771.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.72049 of 20821.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.61920 of 19481.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.22050 of 20861.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.91992 of 20372.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.22013 of 20441.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.62030 of 20460.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.92040 of 20520.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.22080 of 20930.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.82087 of 21673.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201228.21708 of 216621.1%★☆☆☆☆
20119.81999 of 21476.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.62052 of 21394.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.62070 of 21202.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.32092 of 20920.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.62060 of 20951.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.42062 of 20861.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.91995 of 20221.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.51938 of 20304.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.22008 of 20200.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.4628 of 6888.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.9607 of 6557.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.2608 of 69212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6621 of 6849.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.5382 of 42810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201922.7643 of 7119.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.8634 of 6989.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.0966 of 10497.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.6822 of 9079.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.21891 of 19422.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.91917 of 19421.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.51887 of 19573.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.91928 of 19702.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.71593 of 16805.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.51959 of 20193.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.31911 of 19642.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.31768 of 18001.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.41762 of 17931.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.31757 of 18082.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.81727 of 17632.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.71477 of 15142.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.21770 of 18162.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11714 of 17652.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.81931 of 19470.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.21905 of 19592.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.91958 of 19841.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.81928 of 19772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.81699 of 17070.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.71997 of 20191.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21919 of 19722.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.91121 of 129213.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.11068 of 119510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.71017 of 115612.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.21024 of 11138.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.81140 of 11944.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.9751 of 7631.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.31326 of 13683.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.21350 of 13631.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.01337 of 13672.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.11345 of 13691.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.91171 of 12415.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.71327 of 13562.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.31279 of 12931.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.81279 of 12931.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.31275 of 12941.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.61293 of 13020.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.81305 of 13221.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.81322 of 13673.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201221.11157 of 136515.2%★☆☆☆☆
201121.51137 of 134415.4%★☆☆☆☆
20100.41325 of 13270.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.51243 of 13185.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.81236 of 12934.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.81244 of 12873.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.51088 of 127214.5%★☆☆☆☆
20057.41098 of 12099.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.11182 of 12041.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200311.71029 of 118513.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.4490 of 57414.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7524 of 5484.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.8522 of 5698.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.5527 of 5738.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.3313 of 38518.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.7529 of 5656.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.2497 of 5112.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.0645 of 6947.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.51181 of 12485.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.01220 of 12512.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.01240 of 12752.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.51243 of 12863.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.81237 of 12763.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.51205 of 12261.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.81183 of 12293.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61205 of 12191.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.01186 of 12343.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.51206 of 12211.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.1933 of 10198.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.31197 of 12171.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.91140 of 11611.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.71245 of 12712.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.01256 of 12640.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31259 of 12922.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.51263 of 12861.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.81273 of 12961.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.81194 of 12232.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.9727 of 81210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3732 of 8028.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.2768 of 8054.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.8734 of 7816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.5596 of 79224.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts14%-39 vs state
Science10%-33 vs state
Mathematics4%-35 vs state

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Students who attend Dulles Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Phillips Academy High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Dulles Elementary School.

Dulles Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Dulles Elementary School are 94% African American, 6% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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