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Dawes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evanston, Cook County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Teresa Quinn. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawes Elementary School enrolls 321 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 29% |
| White | 92 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 12% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 321 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawes Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 18.
Dawes Elementary School is one of 17 schools in Evanston CCSD 65, based in Evanston, Illinois. The district serves 6,136 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Dawes Elementary School is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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