Dewey Elem School

Dewey Elem School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Evanston, Illinois, operated by Evanston CCSD 65, instructing 321 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Evanston CCSD 65 (6,136 students total), Dewey Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Dewey Elem School logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dewey Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.0%; Dewey Elem School posts 68.9%, +13.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dewey Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Evanston Twp High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dewey Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

Dewey Elem School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 37%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 7% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Dewey Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.