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Cortland Elementary School

Regular School · Cortland, IL

Cortland Elementary School is a regular school school in Cortland, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 523 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
523
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 221 42%
White 195 37%
Black or African American 61 12%
Two or more races 45 9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 523 262M / 261F

English Language Learners: 138 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 27.7% 142
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 32.7% 148

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.23 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
88
16.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
44
8.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 523 100%

Contact & Location

370 E Lexington Ave

Cortland, IL 60112

Phone: (815)754-2360

http://www.dist428.org

District

DeKalb CUSD 428

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,922

District enrollment: 6,840

NCES ID

171200000468

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD