Dixon Elem School

Dixon Elem School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school instructs 412 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Dixon Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Dixon Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%); the rest consists of 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dixon Elem School logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dixon Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 31.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Dixon Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic C is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dixon Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dixon Elem School has ticked down 27%, going from 562 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.