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Dawes Elementary School

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Dawes Elementary School ranks 539 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Dawes Elementary School serves 298 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Evanston, Illinois. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed Dawes at the 69th percentile statewide and gave it 3 stars, after ranking it at the 82nd percentile in each of the previous two years. Its test results are above the state in both ELA and math, but the most important takeaway is that math is a relative weakness compared with local benchmarks.

Dawes’s clearest strength is fifth-grade science: 67% were proficient, compared with 48% statewide and 59% in the district and among comparable nearby schools. Fifth-grade math was also strong, at 57%—12 points above the district and the highest result among six comparable nearby schools. But schoolwide math was 52%, below the district’s 54% and the nearby-school average of 54%, even though it was 12 points above the state’s 40%. ELA was 67%, 11 points above the state and 4 points above the nearby average, and just 1 point below the district. Fourth-grade math was a weaker spot: 45%, 10 points below the district. Overall, the results show why Dawes’s strong state comparisons do not tell the whole story, especially for math.

Results have shifted over time: ELA rose from 54% in 2023–24 to 69% in 2024–25, then eased to 67%; math rose from 43% to 60%, then fell to 52%. Dawes’s statewide SchoolDigger percentile declined 13 points from the prior two years, though it rose from the 38th percentile in 2017–18. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 10.3, below the nearby-school average of about 11. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 48% in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 49%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for White students was at the 99th percentile in 2025–26, versus 69th overall; its ranking for English Language Learner students rose from the 25th percentile in 2021–22 to the 81st in 2023–24. These are SchoolDigger ratings of how well the school serves those groups, not ratings of the students.

298

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,131

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

440 Dodge Ave
Evanston, IL 60202-3254

(847) 905-3401

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Students who attend Dawes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chute Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

29.2%

African American:

25.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (62% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Illinois avg48%

539^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Evanston CCSD 65

250^th of 738Evanston CCSD 65 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	539 of 1737	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.9	377 of 2056	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	363 of 2067	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	693 of 2077	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	800 of 2082	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	942 of 1948	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1076 of 2086	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1265 of 2037	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	1137 of 2044	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.4	706 of 2046	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	728 of 2052	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.4	754 of 2093	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	910 of 2167	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.6	787 of 2166	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	1039 of 2147	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	975 of 2139	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.0	962 of 2120	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	841 of 2092	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.8	920 of 2095	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	1005 of 2086	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.2	1292 of 2022	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	1412 of 2030	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.8	1251 of 2020	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	133 of 688	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	182 of 655	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	312 of 692	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	299 of 684	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	274 of 711	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	474 of 698	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	262 of 886	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	154 of 826	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	385 of 788	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	576 of 768	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	430 of 537	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	381 of 743	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	553 of 718	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	495 of 1286	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.7	303 of 1942	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	488 of 1942	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	665 of 1957	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	915 of 1970	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	905 of 1680	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1141 of 2019	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1082 of 1964	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	147 of 982	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	197 of 959	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	382 of 970	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	618 of 954	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	737 of 742	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	486 of 955	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	626 of 938	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	361 of 1001	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	422 of 1800	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	482 of 1793	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.5	1106 of 1808	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	966 of 1763	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1062 of 1514	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1049 of 1816	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1546 of 1765	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	595 of 1311	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	462 of 1947	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	334 of 1959	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	706 of 1984	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	623 of 1977	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	883 of 1707	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	968 of 2019	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1243 of 1972	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	364 of 1292	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	194 of 1195	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	253 of 1156	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	118 of 1113	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	30.1	532 of 763	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	8 of 1149	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	6 of 1389	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	7 of 1392	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	89 of 1419	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	42 of 1425	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.4	345 of 1462	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	447 of 1463	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)99th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2024)70th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+11 vs state

Science67%+19 vs state

Mathematics52%+12 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-3401	298	29	10.3	47.7%	90 (30.2%)	76 (25.5%)	87 (29.2%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.1%)	66.8	539^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.0%		80.9	377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.7%	162	66.7		59.6	69.4	72.5				66.9	53.4	44.9	56.9				51.9	99%		$28,131	$1,392	$26,739
Oakton Elementary School	Public	K-5	436 Ridge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8801	379	40	9.5	52.5%	100 (26.4%)	164 (43.3%)	74 (19.5%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	28.2	1213^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.2%		58	855^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.4%	358	36.8		40.0	55.2	36.8				44.0	44.6	44.8	21.1				37.7	100%		$27,255	$1,104	$26,151
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	914 Ashland Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-4901	410	37	11.1	40.5%	163 (39.8%)	62 (15.1%)	139 (33.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	68.5	507^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.8%		66.5	675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.2%	168	56.3		68.4	68.8	66.2				67.8	80.7	46.1	47.9				56.4	99%		$28,288	$1,545	$26,743
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7345 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2125	790	57	13.8	60.4%	156 (19.7%)	168 (21.3%)	267 (33.8%)	157 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	42.9	955^th of 1737 public elementary schools	45.0%		67.1	665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.7%	290	50.0	47.1	36.4	52.9	53.8	66.7	59.1	64.3	55.5	44.2	42.6	37.2	47.1	43.9	31.0	41.0	97.5%		$19,851	$935	$18,916
John Middleton Elementary School	Public	1-5	8300 Saint Louis Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 73-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 673-1222	521	47	11.0	33.2%	198 (38.0%)	59 (11.3%)	70 (13.4%)	144 (27.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	64.8	587^th of 1737 public elementary schools	66.2%		76.5	469^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.2%	118	55.8		62.4	69.8	67.6				66.7	58.7	55.2	44.7				52.6	98.5%		$25,901	$303	$25,598
Decatur Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	7030 N Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-2201	341	23	14.8	12.0%	151 (44.3%)	10 (2.9%)	46 (13.5%)	97 (28.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.0%)	98.9	4^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	4^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.8%		96.8	93.3	100.0	96.5	96.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	100.0	93.0	93.5	100.0	100.0	93.3	96.4	98.8%		$18,994	$390	$18,603
Jordan Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7414 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2220	487	44	11.0	89.3%	37 (7.6%)	135 (27.7%)	243 (49.9%)	49 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	21.7	1345^th of 1737 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.4	1449^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.5%	104	21.1	31.1	47.6	46.8	23.6	27.3	44.2	34.9	37.1	54.8	36.2	18.2				25.5	93.1%		$22,920	$1,894	$21,026
Dr ML King Junior Literary & Fine Arts School	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8500	421	51	8.2	50.1%	123 (29.2%)	162 (38.5%)	55 (13.1%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	44.3	935^th of 1737 public elementary schools	46.2%		63.5	733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.3%	202	46.5	62.2	40.0	65.8	46.5	69.4	61.4	68.9	59.3	48.9	50.0	25.6	43.5	54.4	44.4	44.8	98%		$32,699	$942	$31,758
Armstrong G Elementary International Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	2110 W Greenleaf Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2150	1,304	90	14.4	84.3%	121 (9.3%)	376 (28.8%)	433 (33.2%)	330 (25.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	36.9	1061^st of 1737 public elementary schools	38.9%		55.4	898^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.3%	163	42.1	42.9	40.0	57.2	46.4	50.3	53.6	68.0	52.3	53.8	42.0	39.2	33.8	41.6	37.3	41.1	94.3%		$17,212	$968	$16,244
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Forest Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 905-3501	343	36	9.6	38.2%	156 (45.5%)	79 (23.0%)	35 (10.2%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	73.2	407^th of 1737 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.8	500^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.7%	93	69.5		57.6	75.0	76.3				69.1	57.6	57.1	55.9				56.9	98.9%		$29,432	$1,280	$28,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawes Elementary School

What district is Dawes Elementary School in?

Evanston CCSD 65

What is the racial makeup of Dawes Elementary School?

Students at Dawes Elementary School are 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 26% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Dawes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Dawes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dawes Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chute Middle School
High : Evanston Township High School

Is Dawes Elementary School a good school?

Dawes Elementary School ranks 539^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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