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Dever Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1560th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Dever Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 747 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dever Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.5% of Dever students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 25.1% at Dever, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both ELA and Mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Chicago Academy Elementary School, Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy, and Bridge Elementary School, Dever Elementary School consistently underperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, Dever has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

733
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,843
Per pupil spending ?
55.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3436 N Osceola Ave
       Chicago, IL  60634-3344

(773) 534-3090

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Dever Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Steinmetz College Prep High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.4%
White:
31.5%
African American:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,560th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 50 pts since 2015
From top 26% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
891st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From top 42% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
209th 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
202525.21560 of 205624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.31280 of 206738.1%★★☆☆☆
202321.31634 of 207721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.91566 of 208224.8%★☆☆☆☆
202121.21539 of 194821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201947.01024 of 208650.9%★★★☆☆
201855.5842 of 203758.7%★★★☆☆
201766.6625 of 204469.4%★★★☆☆
201668.4588 of 204671.3%★★★★☆
201569.2539 of 205273.7%★★★★☆
201462.8813 of 209361.2%★★★☆☆
201359.0970 of 216755.2%★★★☆☆
201251.71251 of 216642.2%★★☆☆☆
201158.01097 of 214748.9%★★☆☆☆
201064.4931 of 213956.5%★★★☆☆
200960.51038 of 212051.0%★★★☆☆
200860.71019 of 209251.3%★★★☆☆
200755.81165 of 209544.4%★★☆☆☆
200663.2951 of 208654.4%★★★☆☆
200564.1873 of 202256.8%★★★☆☆
200473.3583 of 203071.3%★★★★☆
200370.0706 of 202065.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

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

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.1531 of 78832.6%★★☆☆☆
202445.7374 of 82654.7%★★★☆☆
202335.5532 of 78832.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.8503 of 76834.5%★★☆☆☆
202134.3382 of 53728.9%★☆☆☆☆
201943.9390 of 74347.5%★★☆☆☆
201849.9290 of 71859.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.71428 of 194226.5%★☆☆☆☆
202439.11099 of 194243.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.51436 of 195726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.51524 of 197022.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.71415 of 168015.8%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1995 of 201950.7%★★★☆☆
201858.8735 of 196462.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.3804 of 98218.1%★☆☆☆☆
202439.4553 of 95942.3%★★☆☆☆
202320.5878 of 9709.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.0804 of 95415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1657 of 74211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201945.4493 of 95548.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.8335 of 93864.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.71273 of 180029.3%★☆☆☆☆
202444.2951 of 179347.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.61523 of 180815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.31277 of 176327.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.31236 of 151418.4%★☆☆☆☆
201960.2561 of 181669.1%★★★☆☆
201870.3327 of 176581.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.91490 of 194723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.01345 of 195931.3%★★☆☆☆
202318.01673 of 198415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202223.71469 of 197725.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.71471 of 170713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201946.7996 of 201950.7%★★★☆☆
201851.2870 of 197255.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.4920 of 129228.8%★☆☆☆☆
202442.6598 of 119550.0%★★★☆☆
202322.9983 of 115615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202241.7539 of 111351.6%★★★☆☆
201943.5565 of 119452.7%★★★☆☆
201826.0603 of 76321.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.61204 of 138913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.61096 of 139221.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.11288 of 14199.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.81318 of 14257.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.51262 of 13083.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.0886 of 146239.4%★★☆☆☆
201853.8653 of 146355.4%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.3891 of 136834.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.4786 of 136342.3%★★☆☆☆
202339.1790 of 136742.2%★★☆☆☆
202252.4547 of 136960.0%★★★☆☆
202142.8606 of 124151.2%★★★☆☆
201964.5424 of 135668.7%★★★☆☆
201867.0372 of 129371.2%★★★★☆
201767.4350 of 129372.9%★★★★☆
201660.7427 of 129467.0%★★★☆☆
201549.6553 of 130257.5%★★★☆☆
201471.5351 of 132273.4%★★★★☆
201376.2288 of 136778.9%★★★★☆
201277.9252 of 136581.5%★★★★☆
201175.2301 of 134477.6%★★★★☆
201066.9484 of 132763.5%★★★☆☆
200962.5561 of 131857.4%★★★☆☆
200870.4407 of 129368.5%★★★☆☆
200781.5167 of 128787.0%★★★★☆
200674.4317 of 127275.1%★★★★☆
200566.5473 of 120960.9%★★★☆☆
200464.8475 of 120460.5%★★★☆☆
200353.1629 of 118546.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.7524 of 69424.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.4219 of 48354.7%★★★☆☆
202450.6153 of 48668.5%★★★☆☆
202352.6141 of 48070.6%★★★★☆
202269.045 of 45490.1%★★★★★
202141.7145 of 27747.7%★★☆☆☆
201959.167 of 33980.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.1701 of 124843.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.7707 of 125143.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.7726 of 127543.1%★★☆☆☆
202252.5504 of 128660.8%★★★☆☆
202145.5502 of 101750.6%★★★☆☆
201963.2424 of 127666.8%★★★☆☆
201857.6477 of 122661.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.8508 of 66924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202438.9360 of 64344.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.7452 of 66131.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.4303 of 66254.2%★★★☆☆
202142.7268 of 51748.2%★★☆☆☆
201959.2203 of 63968.2%★★★☆☆
201860.9183 of 59069.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.2674 of 122945.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.6541 of 121955.6%★★★☆☆
202344.5632 of 123448.8%★★☆☆☆
202260.0361 of 122170.4%★★★★☆
202142.5542 of 101946.8%★★☆☆☆
201965.7308 of 121774.7%★★★★☆
201875.7181 of 116184.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.8984 of 127122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.7795 of 126437.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.4777 of 129239.9%★★☆☆☆
202251.2530 of 128658.8%★★★☆☆
202139.1572 of 104845.4%★★☆☆☆
201964.1388 of 129670.1%★★★★☆
201874.3249 of 122379.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.0392 of 81251.7%★★★☆☆
202440.7394 of 80250.9%★★★☆☆
202331.7524 of 80534.9%★★☆☆☆
202258.0165 of 78178.9%★★★★☆
201941.1368 of 79253.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.6590 of 88433.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.8660 of 87524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3608 of 89532.1%★★☆☆☆
202242.2497 of 89844.7%★★☆☆☆
202133.9533 of 81334.4%★★☆☆☆
201971.2220 of 90575.7%★★★★☆
201868.6243 of 88972.7%★★★★☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile~ school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2023)9th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school
White (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Science25%-18 vs state

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

High : Steinmetz College Prep High School

Dever Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Dever Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 32% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Dever Elementary School.


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