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Dewey Elementary School

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Dewey Elementary School ranks 212 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Dewey Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Evanston, Illinois, serving 333 students. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 236 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Dewey Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools in academic performance, with students outperforming the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, Dewey's ELA proficiency rate was 74%, compared to 64.7% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, its Mathematics proficiency rate was 72.7%, compared to 53.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Dewey's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics. The school also excels in serving its diverse student population, with high rankings for various subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 district, Dewey Elementary consistently outperforms most in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dewey's ELA proficiency rate of 74% was higher than the rates of Orrington (75.2%), Washington (58.4%), and Oakton Elementary Schools. Dewey's resource allocation, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, also suggests a strong focus on providing personalized attention and support for its students.

321

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,295

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1551 Wesley Ave
Evanston, IL 60201-4121

(847) 859-8141

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Students who attend Dewey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nichols Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

21.2%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Evanston CCSD 65

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

Illinois avg44%

212^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Evanston CCSD 65

236^th of 811Evanston 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
2025	88.6	212 of 2056	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	253 of 2067	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	204 of 2077	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	191 of 2082	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	131 of 1948	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	318 of 2086	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	167 of 2037	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	332 of 2044	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	237 of 2046	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	260 of 2052	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	87.6	199 of 2093	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	248 of 2167	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	193 of 2166	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	217 of 2147	89.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	492 of 2139	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	727 of 2120	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	502 of 2092	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	250 of 2095	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	350 of 2086	83.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.1	446 of 2022	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.5	393 of 2030	80.6%	★★★★☆
2003	67.0	815 of 2020	59.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	81 of 655	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	79 of 684	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	96.9	12 of 698	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	99 of 1049	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	48 of 886	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	18 of 907	98.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	190 of 826	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	120 of 788	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	300 of 768	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	628 of 743	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	234 of 718	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	256 of 1942	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	281 of 1942	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	217 of 1957	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	129 of 1970	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	118 of 1680	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	345 of 2019	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	182 of 1964	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	109 of 982	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	143 of 959	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	121 of 970	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	255 of 954	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	581 of 955	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	286 of 938	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	387 of 1800	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	695 of 1793	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	611 of 1808	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	674 of 1763	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	1061 of 1816	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.7	286 of 1765	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	212 of 1947	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	265 of 1959	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	198 of 1984	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	294 of 1977	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	158 of 1707	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	273 of 2019	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	193 of 1972	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	93.6	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	204 of 1292	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	172 of 1195	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	45 of 1156	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	223 of 1113	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	63 of 1389	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	144 of 1392	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	49 of 1419	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	15 of 1425	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	32 of 1308	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	55 of 1462	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	18 of 1463	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

African American (2024)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+21 vs state

Mathematics73%+34 vs state

Science60%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 17, 2021

As bad as a school can be. No instruction, no learning. Only Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ brainwashing. Highly inappropriate and damaging to young minds. The school shut down during the pandemic and left children on their own while all neighborhood schools remained open. Worst place ever. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8141	321	29	11.1	28.7%	138 (43.0%)	43 (13.4%)	68 (21.2%)	37 (11.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	88.6	212^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.9	253^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	87.8%	41	60.4		79.5	77.6	64.6				74.0	77.3	69.0	72.9				72.7	99.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	98.2	99.1		$25,295	$440	$24,855
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%)	66.5	675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.2%		75.2	475^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.0%	200	52.7		62.3	53.5	58.9				58.4	61.0	40.8	41.1				48.0	98.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.3	98.4		$25,140	$695	$24,445
Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	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%)	63.5	733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.3%		66.3	624^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.8%	109	48.1	67.3	74.3	48.6	53.7	52.5	56.5	76.4	60.1	62.9	40.5	42.6	33.9	45.7	56.4	46.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.5	98.1	98.1	31.5	$29,618	$1,404	$28,214
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8401	334	27	12.5	30.8%	182 (54.5%)	90 (26.9%)	20 (6.0%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	75.2	495^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.9%		83.7	292^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	85.9%	203	51.1		66.2	64.6	61.2				64.2	60.3	58.3	47.9				56.1	96.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.1	97.2		$22,902	$350	$22,552
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%)	74.8	500^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.7%		81.9	323^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	84.4%	177	57.4		49.2	67.2	70.4				61.9	67.2	48.3	50.0				55.4	97.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	100.0	96.8	97.1		$26,014	$606	$25,408
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%)	58	855^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.4%		52.6	873^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	57.8%	18	47.1		61.2	36.5	50.7				50.5	56.7	36.5	46.5				47.4	96.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	100.0	97.2	96.6		$24,346	$1,062	$23,284
Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8881	288	27	10.5	34.7%	155 (53.8%)	90 (31.3%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	81.4	366^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.2%		87.7	226^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.1%	140	60.4		57.9	63.0	64.6				61.6	75.4	67.4	58.3				67.5	95.8	96.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	95.8	95.5		$26,663	$545	$26,118
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8331	364	32	11.4	36.5%	149 (40.9%)	85 (23.4%)	40 (11.0%)	41 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.2%)	74	511^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.9	458^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.8%	53	54.5		58.3	52.9	76.1				62.8	72.9	44.3	49.3				53.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	98.5	98.7		$24,254	$608	$23,646
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%)	80.9	377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.7%		80	363^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	82.4%	14	51.9		62.5	72.0	73.1				69.3	64.6	62.0	53.8				60.0	97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	100.0	97.0	97.7		$25,241	$926	$24,316
Orrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2636 Orrington Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8781	225	23	9.8	20.4%	119 (52.9%)	34 (15.1%)	9 (4.0%)	34 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	91	158^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.3%		82.3	314^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.8%	156	71.4		80.0	68.8	75.5				75.2	92.5	68.8	65.3				75.2	98.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.6	98.0	97.6		$27,761	$350	$27,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Dewey Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dewey Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Nichols Middle School
High : Evanston Township High School

How many students attend Dewey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Dewey Elementary School.

Is Dewey Elementary School a good school?

Dewey Elementary School ranks 212^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dewey Elementary School in?

Evanston CCSD 65

What is the racial makeup of Dewey Elementary School?

Students at Dewey Elementary School are 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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