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Founders Elementary School

Regular School · Dekalb, IL

Founders Elementary School is a regular school school in Dekalb, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 565 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
38.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 248 44%
Black or African American 167 30%
White 103 18%
Two or more races 43 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Asian 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 565 315M / 250F

English Language Learners: 167 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 27.7% 156
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 32.7% 166

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
-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
104
18.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
75
13.3% 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.) 565 100%

Contact & Location

821 S 7th St

Dekalb, IL 60115

Phone: (815)754-3800

http://www.dist428.org

District

DeKalb CUSD 428

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,922

District enrollment: 6,840

NCES ID

171200006172

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