Total enrollment
6,771
+153 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in DeKalb CUSD 428
Illinois · 6,771 students · 5 cities
Across 13 public schools, DeKalb CUSD 428 (Illinois) serves approximately 6,771 K-12 students across 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in DeKalb CUSD 428
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DeKalb CUSD 428 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #295 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,771 | #37 of 508 | #1,396 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #33 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #340 of 506 | #4,230 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.5% | #71 of 456 | #2,200 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #15 of 341 | #237 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DeKalb CUSD 428
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Jefferson Elementary School at 45.0% proficient to Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School at 13.4%, a gap of 31.6 points. That is the 35th widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 5,950 to 6,196 students (up 4%) and from 364 to 438 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb High School | Dekalb | High | 09-12 | 2,134 |
| Huntley Middle School | Dekalb | Middle | 06-08 | 865 |
| Clinton Rosette Middle School | Dekalb | Middle | 06-08 | 575 |
| Founders Elementary School | Dekalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 565 |
| Cortland Elementary School | Cortland | Elementary | KG-05 | 523 |
| Littlejohn Elem School | Dekalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 362 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch | Dekalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 328 |
| Jefferson Elem School | Dekalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 308 |
| Malta Elementary School | Malta | Elementary | KG-05 | 293 |
| DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr | Dekalb | Elementary | PK-PK | 281 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Dekalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 272 |
| Tyler Elementary School | De Kalb | Elementary | KG-05 | 265 |
| Beyond One Barb Transition Center | Dekalb | High | 12-12 | 0 |
About DeKalb CUSD 428
Across 13 schools, DeKalb CUSD 428 hosts about 6,771 students in Illinois. By footprint it is a compact district.
For a sense of the school types, DeKalb CUSD 428 comprises 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 6,618 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,771 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for DeKalb CUSD 428 discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.