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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAKOTA CUSD 201·NCES 171161001373
Dakota Elementary School
400 Campus Dr, Dakota, IL 61018 · (844) 632-5682 · Stephenson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
146 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dakota Elementary School→Dakota Jr Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Dakota CUSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 33.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dakota Elementary School
Dakota Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Elementary School this school | 410 | 35.6% | 44.8% |
| Herscher Intermediate School Herscher | 391 | 35.3% | 42.6% |
| North Clay Elementary/Jr High School Louisville | 379 | 37.2% | 34.0% |
| Davenport Elementary School Eureka | 430 | 32.3% | 53.0% |
| Unity West Tolono | 399 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
| Goreville Elementary School Goreville | 464 | 34.3% | 39.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dakota Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Stephenson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #746 of 1,925 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #801 of 2,077 ▼ 91 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,082 of 2,077 ▼ 151 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #957 of 2,419 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #766 of 2,035 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #1,720 of 2,042 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #1,657 of 2,132 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #1,213 of 1,461 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 32.5 | 12.6:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 30.3 | 13.4:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 30.6 | 12.8:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 29.7 | 14.5:1 | 34% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dakota Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (430 to 410); teachers up 10% (29.7 to 32.5).
About Dakota Elementary School
Dakota Elementary School is an elementary school in Dakota, Illinois, and it is part of Dakota CUSD 201. It reports enrollment of 410 students in pre-K through 6.
Dakota CUSD 201 has 754 students spread across 2 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Dakota Elementary School is White, at 91%. The school is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 80%. The diversity index for Dakota Elementary School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 36% of students at Dakota Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Stephenson County, the school's rate is lower.
Dakota Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.0% at Dakota Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%.
The school's county is Stephenson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $64,043, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stephenson County's 23 public schools enroll about 6,092 students and include Dakota Elementary School.
Dakota Jr Sr High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Dakota Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.0%; Dakota Elementary School's is 44.8%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 410 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Dakota Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Dakota Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dakota Elementary. Dakota Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- DAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot AFB, ND · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Dakota Jr Sr High School0.2 mi · 344
- Center Elementary School7.7 mi · 262
- Orangeville Jr High School8.1 mi · 64
- Orangeville High School8.1 mi · 111
- Orangeville Elementary School8.1 mi · 155
- Freeport High School8.3 mi · 1,165
Frequently asked questions
About Dakota Elementary SchoolHow large is Dakota Elementary School?
Dakota Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Dakota Elementary School serve?
Dakota Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dakota Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Dakota Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dakota Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dakota Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dakota Elementary School in?
Dakota Elementary School is part of Dakota CUSD 201.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.