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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 23 qualifying public elementary schools. DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr leads the list at 35.6%, against a median of 71.0% 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 Largest group

35.6%

Median Largest group

71.0%

MOST DIVERSE · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr	Dekalb, IL	281	35.6% Hispanic (100)	25.6%(72)	28.8%(81)	35.6%(100)	2.9%(8)
2	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	308	36.0% White (111)	36.0%(111)	30.8%(95)	18.2%(56)	6.8%(21)
3	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	293	38.2% Black (112)	36.9%(108)	38.2%(112)	18.1%(53)	2.0%(6)
4	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	523	42.3% Hispanic (221)	37.3%(195)	11.7%(61)	42.3%(221)	0.0%(0)
5	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	565	43.9% Hispanic (248)	18.2%(103)	29.6%(167)	43.9%(248)	0.2%(1)
6	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	272	45.2% Black (123)	36.8%(100)	45.2%(123)	10.3%(28)	0.4%(1)
7	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	362	50.8% Hispanic (184)	27.1%(98)	14.1%(51)	50.8%(184)	0.0%(0)
8	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	328	55.5% Black (182)	16.2%(53)	55.5%(182)	14.6%(48)	0.3%(1)
9	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	265	55.9% Black (148)	21.5%(57)	55.9%(148)	10.9%(29)	1.1%(3)
10	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	270	65.2% White (176)	65.2%(176)	5.6%(15)	21.1%(57)	0.7%(2)
11	Kingston Elementary School	Kingston, IL	310	68.7% White (213)	68.7%(213)	0.7%(2)	25.5%(79)	1.0%(3)
12	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	456	71.0% White (324)	71.0%(324)	5.7%(26)	16.4%(75)	1.1%(5)
13	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	353	73.1% White (258)	73.1%(258)	0.8%(3)	23.2%(82)	0.6%(2)
14	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	226	74.3% White (168)	74.3%(168)	0.4%(1)	22.6%(51)	0.9%(2)
15	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	300	76.7% White (230)	76.7%(230)	2.7%(8)	14.3%(43)	0.7%(2)
16	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	275	78.2% White (215)	78.2%(215)	0.7%(2)	17.8%(49)	0.7%(2)
17	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	269	78.8% White (212)	78.8%(212)	1.5%(4)	17.5%(47)	0.4%(1)
18	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	309	79.9% White (247)	79.9%(247)	3.6%(11)	8.4%(26)	2.6%(8)
19	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	216	80.1% White (173)	80.1%(173)	0.9%(2)	14.3%(31)	0.0%(0)
20	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	221	80.5% White (178)	80.5%(178)	0.5%(1)	17.6%(39)	0.0%(0)
21	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	297	80.8% White (240)	80.8%(240)	1.7%(5)	13.5%(40)	0.7%(2)
22	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	298	82.5% White (246)	82.5%(246)	0.7%(2)	14.4%(43)	0.3%(1)
23	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	377	84.3% White (318)	84.3%(318)	2.4%(9)	4.5%(17)	3.2%(12)

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