Littlejohn Elem School

As an average-sized elementary school in DeKalb, Illinois, Littlejohn Elem School teaches 362 students from grades K through 5, operated by DeKalb CUSD 428.

DeKalb CUSD 428 comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,771 students; Littlejohn Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Littlejohn Elem School logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% White, 14% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Littlejohn Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above DeKalb County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Littlejohn Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.7%; this one delivers 25.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household income runs about $70,724, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Littlejohn Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Clinton Rosette Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Littlejohn Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Littlejohn Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 362). White enrollment moved from 36% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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