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The largest public elementary schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

24 public elementary schools in DeKalb County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the largest public elementary schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Founders Elementary School leads the list at 565, against a median of 298 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top Students

565

Median Students

298

LARGEST · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	565
2	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	523
3	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	456
4	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377
5	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	362
6	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	353
7	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	328
8	Kingston Elementary School	Kingston, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	310
9	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	309
10	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	308
11	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	300
12	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Elementary	298
13	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	297
14	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	293
15	DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	281
16	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	275
17	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	272
18	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	270
19	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Elementary	269
20	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	265
21	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	226
22	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	221
23	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	216
24	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	170

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