Dakota Elementary School
Dakota, IL · Dakota CUSD 201
Regular public school · Grades PK - 6 · Rural, distant
957th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 55%▼ Declining
400 Campus Dr, Dakota, IL 61018
(844)632-5682NCES ID 171161001373Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Dakota Elementary School 957th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 55% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 61th in 2019 to 55th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 406 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92.8% | 91.9% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 3.9% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.5% | 3.0% | ▲ 1.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.2% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Dakota Elementary School
- #943Center Elem SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 7.7 mi away943rd of 2,105
ELA 45% ▼3 · Math 49% ▲4Compare - #850Orangeville Elem SchoolOrangeville CUSD 203 · 8.1 mi away850th of 2,105
ELA 48% = · Math 50% ▲5Compare - #1664Blackhawk Elem SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 8.3 mi away1,664th of 2,105
ELA 28% ▼20 · Math 23% ▼22Compare - #1797Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 8.6 mi away1,797th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼25 · Math 20% ▼25Compare - #1955Empire Elem SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 9 mi away1,955th of 2,105
ELA 16% ▼32Compare - #1634Jones-Farrar an International Baccalaureate World SchoolFreeport SD 145 · 10 mi away1,634th of 2,105
ELA 31% ▼17 · Math 22% ▼23Compare - #631Pecatonica Elem SchoolPecatonica CUSD 321 · 10 mi away631st of 2,105
ELA 54% ▲6 · Math 58% ▲13Compare - #409Durand Elem SchoolDurand CUSD 322 · 10.6 mi away409th of 2,105
ELA 67% ▲19 · Math 60% ▲15Compare
What school district is Dakota Elementary School in?
Dakota Elementary School is part of the Dakota CUSD 201 district in Dakota, Illinois.
Is Dakota Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Dakota Elementary School 957th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 55% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Dakota Elementary School?
White 92%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 3% (406 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.