📍 1551 Wesley Ave, Evanston, Cook County, 60201
Dewey Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evanston, Cook County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anna Newsome. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dewey Elem School enrolls 345 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 12% |
| Asian | 29 | 8.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 345 students (32%) 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.
Dewey Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Dewey Elem 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 345 students, Dewey Elem 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