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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000710
Dixon Elementary 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
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 78% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dixon Elementary School→Harlan Community Academy High School
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 14.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Dixon Elementary School
Dixon Elementary School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Elementary School this school | 412 | 75.2% | 31.7% |
| Westcott Elementary School Chicago | 387 | 76.7% | 12.8% |
| Fiske Elementary School Chicago | 373 | 75.1% | 9.7% |
| Carnegie Elementary School Chicago | 389 | 79.7% | 30.1% |
| Illinois School Park Forest | 391 | 79.3% | 37.1% |
| Ariel Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 364 | 71.2% | 19.6% |
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 Dixon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,212 of 1,925 | #371 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,487 of 2,077 ▼ 50 | #479 of 829 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,127 of 2,077 ▼ 383 | #370 of 829 ▼ 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #945 of 2,419 | #406 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #991 of 2,035 | #454 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #1,912 of 2,042 | #738 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #620 of 2,132 | #405 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #241 of 1,461 | #153 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
412
-154 (-27%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 724
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 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 75% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 83% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 78% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 24.9 | 22.6:1 | 83% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 87% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 84% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 31 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 29 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (562 to 412); teachers up 24% (24.9 to 31).
About Dixon Elementary School
Dixon Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Chicago, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 412 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Black students are the large majority at Dixon Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Dixon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
The school has about 13.3 students per teacher and 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 9 points lower.
In Illinois, Dixon Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.7% actual against a predicted 28.1%.
Dixon Elementary School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Dixon Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 25.8%, lower than Dixon Elementary School's 31.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Dixon Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 412 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 566.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Dixon Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Dixon Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Dixon Elementary. Dixon Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Dixon ElementaryHolly Ridge, NC · 760 students
- Dixon ElementaryBrookfield, WI · 658 students
- Dixon Elementary SchoolIrvington, AL · 526 students
- Dixon Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 485 students
- DIXON ELEM.DIXON, MO · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C0.2 mi · 216
- Ashe Elementary School0.5 mi · 387
- Neil Elementary School0.6 mi · 258
- Ruggles Elementary School0.7 mi · 290
- McDade Elementary Classical School0.8 mi · 207
- Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School0.8 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dixon Elementary School?
Dixon Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dixon Elementary School serve?
Dixon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dixon Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Dixon Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dixon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dixon Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black.
Is Dixon Elementary School public or private?
Dixon Elementary 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.