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Dirksen Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

8601 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60656 · (773) 534-1090 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,263
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Dirksen Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 36.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Dirksen Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8601 W Foster Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K128
Kindergarten132
Grade 1137
Grade 2134
Grade 3138
Grade 4115
Grade 5135
Grade 6124
Grade 7103
Grade 8115
Grade 92
Enrollment over time
925’20
919’21
1,069’22
1,213’23
1,263’24

Up 36.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Asian 20%Hispanic 9%Black 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dirksen Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1
Skinner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A+
1,139 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.