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The highest-performing public elementary schools in science in DeKalb County, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in science in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 17 qualifying public elementary schools. Southeast Elem School leads the list at 56.8%, against a median of 39.6% 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 % Proficient (Science)

56.8%

Median % Proficient (Science)

39.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	300	56.8%
2	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377	56.7%
3	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	216	54.8%
4	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	297	51.7%
5	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	309	50.9%
6	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	456	49.2%
7	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	275	45.1%
8	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	270	40.0%
9	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	308	39.6%
10	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	523	30.3%
11	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	353	29.7%
12	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	362	20.6%
13	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	293	16.7%
14	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	565	16.3%
15	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	328	13.7%
16	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	272	12.5%
17	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	265	9.3%

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