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Dirksen Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,069 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Timothy Griffin. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dirksen Elem School enrolls 1,069 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Asian and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 701 | 66% |
| Asian | 169 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
626 of the school's 1,069 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dirksen Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-80, state senate district 10, state house district 20.
Dirksen Elem School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,069 students, Dirksen Elem School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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