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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in DeKalb County, Illinois

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 22 qualifying public elementary schools. Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch leads the list at 13.3%, against a median of 45.5% 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

Best % Proficient

13.3%

Median % Proficient

45.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	80.2%	328	13.3%
2	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	78.9%	265	13.7%
3	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	62.9%	272	18.4%
4	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	78.1%	565	19.8%
5	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	65.9%	293	21.7%
6	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	62.1%	523	25.5%
7	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	70.7%	362	25.8%
8	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	40.5%	353	32.8%
9	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Elementary	39.6%	298	42.3%
10	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	56.8%	308	45.0%
11	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	60.0%	270	45.4%
12	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	52.3%	216	45.6%
13	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	34.4%	456	46.0%
14	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	27.3%	297	46.9%
15	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	49.1%	275	51.7%
16	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	19.1%	309	52.9%
17	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	30.7%	300	53.2%
18	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	8.2%	377	57.4%
19	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Elementary	40.5%	269	58.1%
20	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	47.6%	170	58.3%
21	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	37.1%	221	63.5%
22	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	46.0%	226	68.6%

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