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D−

Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb, IL 60115 · (815) 754-9936 · Part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

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Directions
Students
328
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Next stop for DeKalb Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where DeKalb Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 143
Grade 254
Grade 352
Grade 475
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
317’20
338’21
342’22
323’23
328’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%White 16%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 13%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch from DeKalb Township families.

Other schools in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

The district →
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dekalb
281 students20:1
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortland
C−
523 students13:1
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1
Malta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Malta
C+
293 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; DeKalb Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.