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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dixon Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000710
Dixon Elem School
8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3834 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
310 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Dixon Elem School→Harlan Community Academy HS
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-150 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 22.6:1
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
95%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic C0.2 mi · 216
- Ashe Elem School0.5 mi · 387
- Neil Elem School0.6 mi · 258
- Ruggles Elem School0.7 mi · 290
- McDade Elem Classical School0.8 mi · 207
- Betty Shabazz Internl Charter Sch0.8 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dixon Elem School?
Dixon Elem School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dixon Elem School serve?
Dixon Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dixon Elem School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Dixon Elem School.
What is the student diversity at Dixon Elem School?
Student demographics at Dixon Elem School are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black.
Is Dixon Elem School public or private?
Dixon Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.