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Jefferson Elem School

Dixon, IL · Dixon USD 170

Regular public school · Grades 2 - 3 · Town, distant

1,162nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 45% Improving

800 4th Ave, Dixon, IL 61021

(815)934-9661NCES ID 171233001484Directory 202324

331
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15:1
Student / teacher ratio
58%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
17.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Elem School 1,162nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 45% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 45th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3

English Language Arts
Jefferson Elem School
33%
IL average
52%
Math
Jefferson Elem School
48%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Jefferson Elem School IL average
25%50%75%33%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Jefferson Elem School IL average
25%50%75%48%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%37%7%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%53%17%7%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

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 331 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White79%Two+11%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 79%Two or more races 11%90%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White85.2%78.5% 6.7 pts
Two or more races6.2%11.2% 5.0 pts
Black3.9%4.8% 0.9 pts
Hispanic4.1%3.6% 0.5 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.9% 0.9 pts
Asian0.5%0.6% 0.1 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.

Typical home value $176K in zip 61021 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006

$44K$87K$131K$174K$166K20062010201520202025

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What school district is Jefferson Elem School in?

Jefferson Elem School is part of the Dixon USD 170 district in Dixon, Illinois.

Is Jefferson Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Elem School 1,162nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 45% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elem School?

White 79%, Two or more races 11%, Black 5%, Hispanic 4% (331 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Jefferson Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61021 is $176K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

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.