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Clinton Rosette Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

650 N 1st St, DeKalb, IL 60115 · (815) 754-2226 · Part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

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Directions
Students
575
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Clinton Rosette Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for DeKalb Township kids: DeKalb High School

On the path

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

K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12DeKalb High Schoolin Dekalb

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

650 N 1st St, DeKalb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6193
Grade 7187
Grade 8195
Enrollment over time
640’20
622’21
615’22
582’23
575’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 26%Black 26%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clinton Rosette Middle School 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
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1

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.