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Schools in DeKalb Township

DeKalb Township’s public schools

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for DeKalb Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/9schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 104% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
16%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
2020–21
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
10
5,955 students on the public path
In brief

DeKalb Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of DeKalb Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. DeKalb High School places highest (better than 52%); Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve DeKalb Township, graded from D− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: DeKalb High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in DeKalb Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12DeKalb High SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 428B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb Community Unit School District 428.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428Grades PK–12 · 12 schools · 6,771 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,601IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 29.9% · 3488 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 1919 students tested

DeKalb Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share DeKalb Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DeKalb Township—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
CortlandB−Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 PK–12 · Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12
MaltaC−DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Afton—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12 · Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12
Mayfield—Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

3 of the 4 neighbors share DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 with DeKalb Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in DeKalb Township

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in DeKalb Townshipby address
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dekalb
281 students20:1Rate it →
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1Rate it →
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1Rate it →
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
C
272 students16:1Rate it →
Tyler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · De Kalb
C−
265 students14:1Rate it →
Huntley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dekalb
C
865 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Rosette Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · DeKalb
C
575 students12:1Rate it →
DeKalb High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dekalb
B−
2,134 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Beyond One Barb Transition Center).

Questions about DeKalb Township’s schools

Are DeKalb Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for DeKalb Township. DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for DeKalb Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is DeKalb Township in?

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428.

Where do DeKalb Township kids go to high school?

DeKalb High School.

Parents talk

What DeKalb Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.