Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYCAMORE CUSD 427·NCES 173846003919
North Elementary School
1680 Brickville Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8209 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
59 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Sycamore CUSD 427. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 309 | 19.1% | 52.9% |
| Glen Carbon Elementary School Glen Carbon | 318 | 17.0% | N/A |
| Mokena Intermediate School Mokena | 346 | 18.5% | 60.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Wheaton | 318 | 18.6% | 79.8% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School Downs | 295 | 18.6% | 82.3% |
| Haines Elementary School New Lenox | 358 | 20.1% | 54.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #504 of 1,925 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #645 of 2,077 ▼ 221 | #8 of 22 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #848 of 2,077 ▼ 352 | #8 of 22 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,493 of 2,419 | #9 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,539 of 2,035 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #1,275 of 2,042 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #1,971 of 2,132 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #275 of 615 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
+42 (+16%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 309 | 20.6 | 15.0:1 | 19% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 20.1 | 14.5:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 19.4 | 13.6:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 17.6 | 15.9:1 | 17% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 16 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (280 to 309); teachers up 17% (17.6 to 20.6).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is an elementary school located in Sycamore, Illinois, in DeKalb County. Federal data show 309 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Sycamore CUSD 427 is the district for North Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 3,720 students.
The share of White students at North Elementary School is 80%, a majority. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
North Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, with 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Elementary School is 7.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.9% actual, 60.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In DeKalb County, home to about 100,703 people, median household income comes to about $70,724, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,328, North Elementary School among them.
North Elementary School's nearest public school is Sycamore Middle School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Ranked by average proficiency, North Elementary School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 267 to 309.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sycamore CUSD 427
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Sycamore Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- North Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Sycamore
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Sycamore Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- North Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 36th largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 638 students
- North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 599 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Middle School0.7 mi · 847
- West Elementary School1.5 mi · 270
- North Grove Elementary School1.7 mi · 377
- Sycamore High School1.8 mi · 1,161
- Southeast Elementary School2.0 mi · 300
- South Prairie Elementary School2.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does North Elementary School have?
North Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is North Elementary School?
North Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Elementary School?
North Elementary School is overseen by Sycamore CUSD 427 in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.