Dawes Elementary School 3.86

Dawes Elementary School has an enrollment of 1,168 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Approximately 10% of the student population receives special education services. Ninety four percent are considered low-income and receive free/reduced lunches. The student body is 72% Hispanic, 25% African American and 2% Caucasian. 10% of the population is considered Limited English Proficient. The average attendance rate is 97%, truancy is .1% and the mobility rate is 17.8%.


* Computers in all classrooms

* Pre-Kindergarten For All Program

* Summer School

* Accelerated Reading Program

* Student Investment Club

* Two Internet-Connected Computer Labs

* Science Fair

* Partnerships with Chicago Botanical Gardens

* Fermi Lab

* UIUC Extensions Nutrition Education Program

* Peggy Notebart Museum



* Young Authors Contest

* Family Learning Night

* Active Parent Advisory and Bilingual Councils

* Character Education Programs

* School Uniforms

* Student Agenda Books

* Mobile Care Asthma Van

* Vision Care Save a Life CPR, First Aid Training

* Annual Dawes Family and Community Health Fair