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Southeast Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

718 S Locust St, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8219 · Part of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Sycamore Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southeast Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sycamore Township kids: Sycamore Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Southeast Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Sycamore Middle Schoolin Sycamore

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

718 S Locust St, Sycamore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 152
Grade 237
Grade 351
Grade 463
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
304’20
290’21
296’22
303’23
300’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southeast Elem School from Sycamore Township families.

Other schools in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

The district →
South Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sycamore
B−
456 students17:1
North Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
377 students12:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B+
309 students15:1
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B−
270 students11:1
Sycamore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sycamore
B−
847 students14:1
Sycamore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sycamore
B+
1,161 students16:1

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; Sycamore Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.