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Littlejohn Elem School

Regular School · DeKalb, IL

Littlejohn Elem School is a regular school school in DeKalb, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 362 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
362
Teachers (FTE)
24.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
15:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 184 51%
White 98 27%
Black or African American 51 14%
Two or more races 28 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 362 175M / 187F

English Language Learners: 143 (40% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 27.7% 106
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 32.7% 114

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)
-0.31 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
78
21.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
47
13% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 362 100%

Contact & Location

1121 School St

DeKalb, IL 60115

Phone: (815)754-2258

http://www.dist428.org

District

DeKalb CUSD 428

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,922

District enrollment: 6,840

NCES ID

171200001453

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