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Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch

Regular School · Dekalb, IL

Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch is a regular school school in Dekalb, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 328 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
328
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 182 55%
White 53 16%
Hispanic/Latino 48 15%
Two or more races 43 13%
Asian 1 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 328 170M / 158F

English Language Learners: 10 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 27.7% 88
Reading Proficiency <=5% 32.7% 95

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)
-0.34 grade levels
Math
-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
84
25.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
56
17.1% 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.) 328 100%

Contact & Location

3225 Sangamon Dr

Dekalb, IL 60115

Phone: (815)754-9936

http://www.dist428.org

District

DeKalb CUSD 428

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,922

District enrollment: 6,840

NCES ID

171200003572

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