Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001788
Dewey Elementary School
1551 Wesley Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 · (847) 859-8141 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
92 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 54.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Dewey Elementary School
Dewey Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Elementary School this school | 321 | 28.7% | 68.9% |
| Park View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 390 | 32.3% | 64.8% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School Woodridge | 351 | 36.2% | 52.5% |
| Prescott Elementary School Chicago | 463 | 27.6% | 73.5% |
| Emerson Elementary School Wheaton | 263 | 30.4% | 67.5% |
| Goodrich Elementary School Woodridge | 397 | 30.2% | 50.0% |
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 Dewey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #143 of 1,925 | #52 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #171 of 2,077 ▲ 70 | #66 of 829 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #248 of 2,077 ▲ 165 | #96 of 829 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,422 of 2,419 | #588 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #308 of 2,035 | #170 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #56 of 2,042 | #27 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #1,808 of 2,132 | #716 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #82 of 1,461 | #54 of 661 |
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
321
-100 (-24%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 331
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 | 321 | 28.9 | 11.1:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 31.2 | 10.7:1 | 29% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 32.6 | 10.6:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 36.6 | 13.9:1 | 28% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dewey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (509 to 321); teachers down 21% (36.6 to 28.9).
About Dewey Elementary School
Dewey Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Evanston, Illinois. The school's 321 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Dewey Elementary School sits within Evanston CCSD 65, which has 16 schools and 6,136 students.
White students are the largest group at Dewey Elementary School, with 43% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, and 9% multiracial. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Dewey Elementary School comes in at 73%.
With 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dewey Elementary School was 11.1:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Dewey Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is lower.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 55.0%. Dewey Elementary School posts 68.9%, 13.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Dewey Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, Evanston Twp High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dewey Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Dewey Elementary School is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dewey Elementary School went from 421 students to 321.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Dewey Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Dewey Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dewey Elementary. Dewey Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Dewey Elementary SchoolDewey, OK · 550 students
- Dewey ElementarySan Diego, CA · 267 students
- DEWEY ELEMENTARYCHILLICOTHE, MO · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Evanston Twp High School0.5 mi · 3,560
- Nichols Middle School0.7 mi · 628
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 410
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts0.9 mi · 421
- Joseph E Hill Education Center0.9 mi · 258
- Kingsley Elementary School1.0 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Dewey Elementary SchoolHow large is Dewey Elementary School?
Dewey Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dewey Elementary School serve?
Dewey Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dewey Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Dewey Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dewey Elementary School?
At Dewey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dewey Elementary School?
Dewey Elementary School is overseen by Evanston CCSD 65 in Cook County.
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