Southeast Elem School

Set in Sycamore, Illinois, Southeast Elem School is a tight-knit K-5 school, one of the schools within Sycamore CUSD 427. It teaches 300 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Sycamore CUSD 427 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,720 students. Southeast Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southeast Elem School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with DeKalb County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Southeast Elem School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 31% of students at Southeast Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southeast Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.8%, the actual is 53.2%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate median household income runs about $70,724, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Southeast Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Elem School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southeast Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southeast Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Southeast Elem School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.