Is Dunlap Grade School a good school?

Dunlap Grade School ranks 512 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dunlap Grade School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 264 students attended Dunlap Grade School.

What is the racial makeup of Dunlap Grade School?

Students at Dunlap Grade School are 77% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dunlap Grade School attend?

Students who attend Dunlap Grade School usually go on to attend: Middle : Dunlap Valley Middle School High : Dunlap High School

Dunlap Grade School

Summary:

Dunlap Grade School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Dunlap, Illinois, with 258 students. It is part of the Dunlap CUSD 323 district, which is ranked 73 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dunlap Grade School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a current ranking of 512 out of 2,067 schools.

Dunlap Grade School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, 53.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and 35.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's science proficiency rates are also impressive, with 65.9% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. Dunlap Grade School's performance for student subgroups, such as male students, white students, and students with special needs, is also strong, ranking in the top 50% or higher of Illinois elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Dunlap CUSD 323 district, such as Ridgeview Elementary, Wilder-Waite Grade School, and Banner Elementary, Dunlap Grade School consistently outperforms in key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's strong academic outcomes, efficient resource allocation, and supportive community make it a standout institution in the district and the state of Illinois.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

301 S 1st St
Dunlap, IL 61525-8037

(309) 243-7772

District: Dunlap CUSD 323

SchoolDigger Rank:
512^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,963

Students who attend Dunlap Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Dunlap Valley Middle School
High:	Dunlap High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 264

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

African American:

7.2%

Asian:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dunlap Grade School ranks better than 75.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Dunlap CUSD 323 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.83. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Dunlap Grade School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Dunlap CUSD 323 School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.5%), African American (7.2%), Asian (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunlap Grade School is 13.5, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Dunlap CUSD 323 School District! (See more...)

Compare Dunlap Grade School employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunlap Grade School is $11,963, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Dunlap CUSD 323 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dunlap Grade School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap Grade School 512^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dunlap Grade School in the ranking list.)

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Dunlap CUSD 323:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunlap CUSD 323 73^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunlap Grade School

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Rank History for all students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.65	100^th	2020	95.0%
2004	88.44	68^th	2030	96.7%
2005	89.44	28^th	2022	98.6%
2006	82.33	202^nd	2086	90.3%
2007	85.17	88^th	2095	95.8%
2008	85.55	122^nd	2092	94.2%
2009	88.30	44^th	2120	97.9%
2010	86.13	99^th	2139	95.4%
2011	89.83	14^th	2147	99.3%
2012	82.41	260^th	2166	88.0%
2013	88.79	165^th	2167	92.4%
2014	83.91	296^th	2093	85.9%
2015	72.42	490^th	2052	76.1%
2016	83.63	302^nd	2046	85.2%
2017	89.15	176^th	2044	91.4%
2018	87.73	203^rd	2037	90.0%
2019	86.39	237^th	2086	88.6%
2021	96.23	63^rd	1948	96.8%
2022	89.71	180^th	2082	91.4%
2023	85.63	262^nd	2077	87.4%
2024	72.83	512^th	2067	75.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.69	276^th	1156	76.1%
2024	44.76	560^th	1195	53.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	73.11	301^st	1793	83.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.35	269^th	1964	86.3%
2019	76.70	400^th	2019	80.2%
2021	91.83	94^th	1680	94.4%
2022	80.20	335^th	1970	83.0%
2023	77.79	375^th	1957	80.8%
2024	63.23	613^th	1942	68.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.35	260^th	886	70.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.87	177^th	1972	91.0%
2019	92.13	110^th	2019	94.6%
2021	96.33	41^st	1707	97.6%
2022	92.54	110^th	1977	94.4%
2023	88.97	178^th	1984	91.0%
2024	77.35	381^st	1959	80.6%

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Rank History for White students at Dunlap Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.53	305^th	1463	79.2%
2019	79.07	224^th	1462	84.7%
2021	92.02	55^th	1308	95.8%
2022	80.48	202^nd	1425	85.8%
2023	78.20	237^th	1419	83.3%
2024	52.27	655^th	1392	52.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Dunlap Grade School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	299	4	4	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	309
1990	289	3	4	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	298
1991	315	1	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1992	308	0	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1993	309	1	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1994	294	0	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
1995	271	1	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1996	271	1	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1997	269	2	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1998	288	8	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1999	321	15	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2000	272	28	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2001	334	31	10	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
2002	263	2	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
2003	263	2	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
2004	284	8	11	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
2005	297	3	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	8	320
2006	278	3	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	9	301
2007	295	1	9	4	1	n/a	n/a	7	317
2008	313	4	30	3	1	n/a	n/a	8	359
2009	333	2	35	1	1	n/a	n/a	9	381
2010	305	3	18	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	327
2011	285	4	28	2	1	0	7	0	327
2012	284	3	18	8	2	0	7	0	322
2013	221	1	11	3	1	0	5	0	242
2014	222	5	8	3	1	0	7	0	246
2015	204	7	11	7	1	0	5	0	235
2016	198	10	19	7	1	0	4	0	239
2017	212	10	23	8	0	0	4	0	257
2018	203	10	17	8	0	0	8	0	246
2019	211	8	13	4	1	0	7	0	244
2020	211	11	14	7	0	0	12	0	255
2021	213	7	9	6	0	0	11	0	246
2022	205	11	11	5	0	0	19	0	251
2023	202	15	14	8	0	1	18	0	258
2024	202	19	18	9	0	0	16	0	264

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunlap Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	309	15.7	19.6	n/a
1990	298	15.7	18.9	n/a
1991	321	15.7	20.4	n/a
1992	315	16.7	18.8	n/a
1993	314	16.6	18.9	n/a
1994	299	15.5	19.3	n/a
1995	277	15.5	17.9	n/a
1996	277	15.5	17.9	n/a
1997	284	15.5	18.3	n/a
1998	313	15.7	19.9	n/a
1999	350	16.8	20.8	n/a
2000	314	16.3	19.3	n/a
2001	388	17.8	21.8	n/a
2002	280	14.3	19.6	5
2003	280	14.3	19.6	5
2004	312	13.8	22.6	4.2
2005	320	13.5	23.7	5.4
2006	301	13.5	22.3	3.4
2007	317	17.0	18.6	2.3
2008	359	17.0	21.1	2.3
2009	381	17.9	21.3	3.2
2010	327	15.9	20.5	4.6
2011	327	14.3	22.8	5.5
2012	322	14.0	23.0	5.6
2013	242	16.0	15.0	7.9
2014	246	17.0	14.4	13.4
2015	235	17.0	13.8	18.7
2016	239	16.0	14.9	18
2017	257	16.9	15.1	13.6
2018	246	16.5	14.9	11.4
2019	244	16.8	14.4	11.9
2020	255	16.9	15.0	17.3
2021	246	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	251	16.5	15.2	19.5
2023	258	16.5	15.6	23.3
2024	264	19.5	13.5	24.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dunlap Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	309	15.7	19.6	n/a
1990	298	15.7	18.9	n/a
1991	321	15.7	20.4	n/a
1992	315	16.7	18.8	n/a
1993	314	16.6	18.9	n/a
1994	299	15.5	19.3	n/a
1995	277	15.5	17.9	n/a
1996	277	15.5	17.9	n/a
1997	284	15.5	18.3	n/a
1998	313	15.7	19.9	n/a
1999	350	16.8	20.8	n/a
2000	314	16.3	19.3	n/a
2001	388	17.8	21.8	n/a
2002	280	14.3	19.6	5
2003	280	14.3	19.6	5
2004	312	13.8	22.6	4.2
2005	320	13.5	23.7	5.4
2006	301	13.5	22.3	3.4
2007	317	17.0	18.6	2.3
2008	359	17.0	21.1	2.3
2009	381	17.9	21.3	3.2
2010	327	15.9	20.5	4.6
2011	327	14.3	22.8	5.5
2012	322	14.0	23.0	5.6
2013	242	16.0	15.0	7.9
2014	246	17.0	14.4	13.4
2015	235	17.0	13.8	18.7
2016	239	16.0	14.9	18
2017	257	16.9	15.1	13.6
2018	246	16.5	14.9	11.4
2019	244	16.8	14.4	11.9
2020	255	16.9	15.0	17.3
2021	246	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	251	16.5	15.2	19.5
2023	258	16.5	15.6	23.3
2024	264	19.5	13.5	24.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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