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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

Across DeKalb County, Illinois, 23 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 47.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

47.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	328	80.2%
2	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	265	78.9%
3	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	565	78.1%
4	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	362	70.7%
5	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	293	65.9%
6	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	272	62.9%
7	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	523	62.1%
8	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	270	60.0%
9	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	308	56.8%
10	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	216	52.3%
11	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	275	49.1%
12	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	170	47.6%
13	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	226	46.0%
14	Kingston Elementary School	Kingston, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	310	43.2%
15	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Elementary	269	40.5%
16	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	353	40.5%
17	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Elementary	298	39.6%
18	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	221	37.1%
19	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	456	34.4%
20	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	300	30.7%
21	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	297	27.3%
22	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	309	19.1%
23	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377	8.2%

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