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B+

Dahlgren Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

5th and Dale St, Dahlgren, IL 62828 · (618) 736-2316 · Part of Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Dahlgren Township’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
139
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Dahlgren Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Dahlgren Township kids: Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School

On the path

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

K–6Dahlgren Elem SchoolYou are here
7–12Hamilton County Jr/Sr High Schoolin Mc Leansboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

5th and Dale St, Dahlgren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten13
Grade 119
Grade 224
Grade 324
Grade 412
Grade 524
Grade 623
Enrollment over time
134’20
133’21
147’22
144’23
139’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Hispanic 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dahlgren Elem School from Dahlgren Township families.

Other schools in Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

The district →
Hamilton County Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mc Leansboro
88 students22:1
East Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mc Leansboro
B+
384 students15:1
Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mc Leansboro
B−
480 students15:1

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; Dahlgren Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.