Dallas City Elem School

Dallas City Elem School is one of the cozy K-5 schools in Dallas City, Illinois, operated by Dallas ESD 327, with 156 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Dallas City Elem School sits 59% leaner than that benchmark.

Dallas City Elem School sits inside Dallas ESD 327, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Dallas City Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial. Compared to Hancock County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at Dallas City Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hancock County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dallas City Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.0%; this one delivers 42.7%, a residual of +16.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hancock County put median household income runs about $65,865, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hancock County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,703 students), Dallas City Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary School, around 8.7 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dallas City Elem School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.6%.

Dallas City Elem School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Dallas City Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 183 (now 156). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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