Dewey Elementary School

1551 Wesley Avenue

School District

Evanston Central Consolidated 65
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 01, 2023

We have been at Dewey with both our daughters for over six years now and love it. It has become a strong community for us and our daughters. The teachers have been able to inspire our children as well as amazingly able to focus on what academic needs they have. Our oldest matriculated on to Nichols, and our youngest is in the TWI program, which has been an amazing experience for her. The PTA is very strong here and allows for parent involvement in the educational support of our community, which we also really appreciate. Great school. We're glad we moved to Evanston and to Dewey.
Submitted by parent on April 06, 2018

We are very happy at Dewey. The teachers and admins are great. I would like to see the school use a better screening for literacy, early on. This is a district wide problem. I see lots of kids with learning challenges that are really not getting what they need.
Submitted by parent on April 05, 2018

Very happy with the experience our son had at Dewey. What a great school in a great community!
Submitted by other on April 24, 2017

Been at Dewey for two years now and am disappointed. Teachers and the principal rarely communicate with parents unless they are pushed to do so. My kid started first grade and it took two and a half weeks for the teacher to email parents or even send a piece of paper home with info on classroom schedule, homework expectations, allergies in the classroom, etc. I tried reaching out several times and was ignored. The principal is friendly and the kids like him but he seems so afraid of meddling parents, he hesitates to say yes to any parent suggestions. Parent volunteers in the lunchroom like they have at several other schools in District 65? Nope. Asking teachers to send home weekly or biweekly summaries of what the kids are doing in class, or even just a copy of the lesson plan? Sorry, can't insist on that. Requesting that daily homework be graded and returned? Ummm, no. My kid's teacher has returned about ten graded homework assignments in eight months-they have homework four days a week! If I didn't believe that public school education is best for children, my child would be in a private right now. We are looking to move into Washington or Dawes-same diverse school population with better, more responsive teachers and principals.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2013

Dewey is a wonderful school. The new principal is wonderful, the teachers are very dedicated and have a vested interest in their students, the parents pitch in together. It is not only a school, but a really caring community.