Dewey Elementary School
2040 Cherry St
Quincy IL, 62301, Adams County
Phone: 217-228-7117
Ranking: 
(1,321 out of 3,028, top 44%)*
(1,321 out of 3,028, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Quincy School District 172
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 249 | 247 | 248 | 238 | 243 | 224 | 221 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 24.1% | 66 | 26.7% | 58 | 23.4% | 67 | 28.2% | 58 | 23.9% | 54 | 24.1% | 56 | 25.3% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 27.3% | 57 | 23.1% | 70 | 28.2% | 58 | 24.4% | 67 | 27.6% | 58 | 25.9% | 60 | 27.1% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 22.1% | 67 | 27.1% | 59 | 23.8% | 60 | 25.2% | 61 | 25.1% | 54 | 24.1% | 58 | 26.2% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 26.5% | 57 | 23.1% | 61 | 24.6% | 53 | 22.3% | 57 | 23.5% | 58 | 25.9% | 47 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 134 | 53.8% | 131 | 53.0% | 135 | 54.4% | 117 | 49.2% | 115 | 47.3% | 89 | 39.7% | 118 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 115 | 46.2% | 116 | 47.0% | 113 | 45.6% | 121 | 50.8% | 105 | 43.2% | 116 | 51.8% | 87 | 39.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 25 | 10.0% | 24 | 9.7% | 21 | 8.5% | 21 | 8.8% | 22 | 9.1% | 20 | 8.9% | 19 | 8.6% |
| White: | 210 | 84.3% | 209 | 84.6% | 200 | 80.6% | 191 | 80.3% | 198 | 81.5% | 188 | 83.9% | 184 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 4.0% | 13 | 5.3% | 19 | 7.7% | 18 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 57.8% | 138 | 55.9% | 79 | 31.9% | 140 | 58.8% | 130 | 53.5% | 112 | 50.0% | 106 | 48.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 15.3% | 35 | 14.2% | 98 | 39.5% | 40 | 16.8% | 41 | 16.9% | 43 | 19.2% | 41 | 18.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 15.61 | 14.50 | 14.00 | 12.79 | 11.50 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 88.9% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.4% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 86.4% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 88.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 92.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.9% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.5% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 83.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 51.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 73.5% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 76.6% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 70.9% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 80.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73.0% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 72.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
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* Dewey Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.