Dore Elem School

As a sprawling elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, Dore Elem School instructs 745 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Dore Elem School sits 96% larger than that benchmark.

Dore Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that instructs 324,396 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Dore Elem School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%; the rest reads as 16% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dore Elem School has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Dore Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dore Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 35.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Dore Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Argo Community High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dore Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dore Elem School has edged up 4%, going from 713 students in 2018 to 745 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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