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Dawes Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1428th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Dawes Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 946 students in grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, located in the Ashburn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Dawes Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with persistent underperformance compared to the district and state averages. Only 41.1% of Dawes students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 21.8% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school's relatively high spending per student, between $13,878 and $17,875, and the strong performance of African American and English Language Learner students, suggest that Dawes Elementary School has the resources and potential to improve its academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy, Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School, and Stevenson Elementary School, generally perform better than Dawes on academic measures, suggesting that targeted interventions and support for underperforming student subgroups, as well as addressing chronic absenteeism, could be areas of focus for the school to drive better overall performance.

926
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,814
Per pupil spending ?
94.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3810 W 81st Pl
       Chicago, IL  60652-2400

(773) 535-2350

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bogan High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.2%
African American:
16.4%
White:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,428th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
820th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From top 46% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
173rd 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
202530.21428 of 205630.5%★★☆☆☆
202424.61553 of 206724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.71430 of 207731.2%★★☆☆☆
202232.11343 of 208235.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.11436 of 194826.3%★☆☆☆☆
201938.91224 of 208641.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.31263 of 203738.0%★★☆☆☆
201732.31355 of 204433.7%★★☆☆☆
201639.11190 of 204641.8%★★☆☆☆
201536.81215 of 205240.8%★★☆☆☆
201423.11687 of 209319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201323.61729 of 216720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201239.31524 of 216629.6%★☆☆☆☆
201135.41566 of 214727.1%★☆☆☆☆
201037.21538 of 213928.1%★☆☆☆☆
200949.21298 of 212038.8%★★☆☆☆
200846.91327 of 209236.6%★★☆☆☆
200752.71270 of 209539.4%★★☆☆☆
200646.31379 of 208633.9%★★☆☆☆
200531.71549 of 202223.4%★☆☆☆☆
200440.61396 of 203031.2%★★☆☆☆
200337.51432 of 202029.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.2152 of 68877.9%★★★★☆
202458.8176 of 65573.1%★★★★☆
202355.2220 of 69268.2%★★★☆☆
202266.2129 of 68481.1%★★★★☆
201961.8177 of 71175.1%★★★★☆
201850.4260 of 69862.8%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.4811 of 104922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6735 of 88617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9617 of 90732.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.5237 of 78869.9%★★★★☆
202435.8543 of 82634.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.3342 of 78856.6%★★★☆☆
202248.0320 of 76858.3%★★★☆☆
202135.5362 of 53732.6%★★☆☆☆
201949.1298 of 74359.9%★★★☆☆
201849.3297 of 71858.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.51433 of 194226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.51446 of 194225.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.31342 of 195731.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.21318 of 197033.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.11220 of 168027.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.01252 of 201938.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.01193 of 196439.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.5592 of 98239.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.9656 of 95931.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.3539 of 97044.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.8475 of 95450.2%★★★☆☆
202138.0434 of 74241.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.7383 of 95559.9%★★★☆☆
201856.6339 of 93863.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.4908 of 180049.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.31080 of 179339.8%★★☆☆☆
202346.3902 of 180850.1%★★★☆☆
202251.2752 of 176357.3%★★★☆☆
202143.0789 of 151447.9%★★☆☆☆
201958.4598 of 181667.1%★★★☆☆
201859.5570 of 176567.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.71287 of 194733.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.41475 of 195924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.21366 of 198431.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.41207 of 197738.9%★★☆☆☆
202119.21424 of 170716.6%★☆☆☆☆
201942.61086 of 201946.2%★★☆☆☆
201836.01213 of 197238.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.6836 of 129235.3%★★☆☆☆
202425.9924 of 119522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9839 of 115627.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0891 of 111319.9%★☆☆☆☆
201927.5910 of 119423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.3442 of 76342.1%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.0820 of 136840.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.4875 of 136335.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.5828 of 136739.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.4889 of 136935.1%★★☆☆☆
202134.3740 of 124140.4%★★☆☆☆
201949.2627 of 135653.8%★★★☆☆
201852.0575 of 129355.5%★★★☆☆
201744.1686 of 129346.9%★★☆☆☆
201650.1592 of 129454.3%★★★☆☆
201546.7604 of 130253.6%★★★☆☆
201444.1764 of 132242.2%★★☆☆☆
201346.3755 of 136744.8%★★☆☆☆
201250.9782 of 136542.7%★★☆☆☆
201157.1672 of 134450.0%★★★☆☆
201062.3577 of 132756.5%★★★☆☆
200962.9554 of 131858.0%★★★☆☆
200860.3612 of 129352.7%★★★☆☆
200761.6577 of 128755.2%★★★☆☆
200651.3727 of 127242.8%★★☆☆☆
200541.5794 of 120934.3%★★☆☆☆
200438.2807 of 120433.0%★★☆☆☆
200344.6733 of 118538.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.7210 of 57463.4%★★★☆☆
202444.2258 of 54852.9%★★★☆☆
202366.9118 of 56979.3%★★★★☆
202255.2180 of 57368.6%★★★☆☆
201933.6384 of 56532.0%★★☆☆☆
201873.579 of 51184.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.5581 of 69416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6595 of 6396.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202346.7277 of 67458.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.1209 of 48356.7%★★★☆☆
202435.1329 of 48632.3%★★☆☆☆
202348.0173 of 48064.0%★★★☆☆
202242.0228 of 45449.8%★★★☆☆
201943.3169 of 33950.1%★★★☆☆
201830.5263 of 2857.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.3805 of 124835.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.2833 of 125133.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.8791 of 127538.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.2892 of 128630.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.4720 of 101729.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.4631 of 127650.5%★★★☆☆
201845.7652 of 122646.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.7333 of 66950.2%★★★☆☆
202440.1345 of 64346.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.6294 of 66155.5%★★★☆☆
202239.8381 of 66242.4%★★☆☆☆
202144.1261 of 51749.5%★★☆☆☆
201960.4193 of 63969.8%★★★☆☆
201863.6164 of 59072.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.7527 of 122957.1%★★★☆☆
202446.3586 of 121951.9%★★★☆☆
202355.0445 of 123463.9%★★★☆☆
202246.8570 of 122153.3%★★★☆☆
202151.4403 of 101960.5%★★★☆☆
201969.5258 of 121778.8%★★★★☆
201872.3214 of 116181.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.5725 of 127143.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.6800 of 126436.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.0744 of 129242.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.5771 of 128640.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.9622 of 104840.6%★★☆☆☆
201950.5570 of 129656.0%★★★☆☆
201857.0460 of 122362.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.9444 of 81245.3%★★☆☆☆
202421.1713 of 80211.1%★☆☆☆☆
202338.8420 of 80547.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.6609 of 78122.0%★☆☆☆☆
202145.3219 of 54860.0%★★★☆☆
201952.6237 of 79270.1%★★★★☆
201854.6182 of 60269.8%★★★★☆
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
African American (2025)78th percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+39 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts41%-12 vs state
Science30%-13 vs state
Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended Dawes Elementary School.

Students at Dawes Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White.

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

High : Bogan High School

Dawes Elementary School ranks 1428th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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