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Dakota Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

400 Campus Dr, Dakota, IL 61018 · (844) 632-5682 · Part of Dakota Community Unit School District 201

Dakota Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Dakota Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dakota Township kids: Dakota Jr Sr High School

On the path

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

PK–6Dakota Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Dakota Jr Sr High Schoolin Dakota

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

400 Campus Dr, Dakota

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten46
Grade 143
Grade 262
Grade 358
Grade 457
Grade 561
Grade 653
Enrollment over time
372’20
389’21
391’22
406’23
410’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dakota Elementary School from Dakota Township families.

Other schools in Dakota Community Unit School District 201

The district →
Dakota Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dakota
A−
344 students14:1

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