Arthur Dixon Elementary School

Arthur Dixon Elementary School
Address
Map
8306 S Saint Lawrence Avenue

,
60619

United States
Coordinates41°44′36″N 87°36′37″W / 41.743355°N 87.610390°W / 41.743355; -87.610390
Information
School typePublic K-8
Opened1929
School districtChicago Public Schools
PrincipalDr. Terrycita Perry[1]
GradespreK-8
Enrollment620 (2013)[2]
Average class size27
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
Team nameEagles
Websitewww.dixoneagles.org

Arthur Dixon Elementary is a public K-8 school located in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school is named for Chicago alderman and businessman, Arthur Dixon. Dixon opened in 1929.[3]

In 2012 it had 600 students;[4] circa 2000 it had 750 students.[5]

  1. ^ "Staff -".
  2. ^ "Chicago Public Schools: Dixon". Cps.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Arthur Dixon Elementary : Our History". CPS. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "New Film Looks At Art's Influence On Dixon Elementary School Students". CBS Chicago. November 15, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Davis, Kimberly D. "Bank-At-School Program Makes Students Wiser—And Richer." Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company, January 2000. Volume 55, No. 3. ISSN 0012-9011. p. 106, 108.