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Littlejohn Elementary School

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Littlejohn Elementary School ranks 1528 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Littlejohn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in DeKalb, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district, which is ranked 767 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Littlejohn Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1400-1800 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 30.8% of Littlejohn students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 53.1% statewide and 23.8% in the district. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and it also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.0% to 27.1% in recent years.

In comparison, Littlejohn's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Sycamore CUSD 427 schools, such as West Elementary, Southeast Elementary, and South Prairie Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and state rankings. Within the DeKalb CUSD 428 district, Littlejohn's performance is also lower than Jefferson Elementary, which is the highest-performing school in the district and ranks in the top 50% of Illinois elementary schools.

362

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,282

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1121 School St
DeKalb, IL 60115-2574

(815) 754-2258

District: DeKalb CUSD 428

Students who attend Littlejohn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clinton Rosette Middle School
High:	DeKalb High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

27.1%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in DeKalb CUSD 428

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg21%

Illinois avg44%

1,528^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428

767^th of 811DeKalb CUSD 428 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1528 of 2056	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1600 of 2067	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1527 of 2077	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1427 of 2082	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1499 of 1948	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1774 of 2086	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1671 of 2037	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1410 of 2044	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	1140 of 2046	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	710 of 2052	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.6	1455 of 2093	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	1255 of 2167	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.0	1246 of 2166	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	1369 of 2147	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	1535 of 2139	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.8	1234 of 2120	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	1356 of 2092	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	1113 of 2095	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.9	888 of 2086	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.6	682 of 2022	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.9	1165 of 2030	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.3	947 of 2020	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	560 of 692	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	569 of 711	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	693 of 698	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	756 of 788	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	754 of 826	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	720 of 788	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	743 of 768	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	381 of 537	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	714 of 743	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	661 of 718	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1450 of 1942	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1593 of 1942	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1524 of 1957	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1245 of 1970	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1314 of 1680	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1718 of 2019	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1574 of 1964	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	909 of 982	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	888 of 959	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	899 of 970	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	915 of 954	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	559 of 742	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	879 of 955	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	845 of 938	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1317 of 1800	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1388 of 1793	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1394 of 1808	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1094 of 1763	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	926 of 1514	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1560 of 1816	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1579 of 1765	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1412 of 1947	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1417 of 1959	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1359 of 1984	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1421 of 1977	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1415 of 1707	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1694 of 2019	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1687 of 1972	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	446 of 1156	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	843 of 1113	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	542 of 1194	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	579 of 763	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	753 of 1389	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1112 of 1392	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	637 of 1419	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	752 of 1425	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1298 of 1462	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1255 of 1463	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)61st percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2023)19th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science21%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Littlejohn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1121 School St	DeKalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2258	362	24	14.9	70.7%	98 (27.1%)	51 (14.1%)	184 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	26.4	1528^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.7%		22.7	1600^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.6%	72	20.6	31.0	35.2	27.1	30.8	39.0	29.6	20.0	29.0	98.1	98.3	98.3	98.3		96.1	97.5		$19,282	$1,674	$17,608
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 McCormick Dr	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2263	308	28	11.1	56.8%	111 (36.0%)	95 (30.8%)	56 (18.2%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	56.1	885^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.4	814^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.6%	71	39.6	40.9	40.4	58.3	46.0	42.4	53.2	56.3	49.7	96.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	98.1	95.0	96.5		$21,393	$1,449	$19,944
Founders Elementary School	Public	K-5	821 S 7th St	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-3800	565	39	14.5	78.1%	103 (18.2%)	167 (29.6%)	248 (43.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.6%)	17.5	1729^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		20.5	1665^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.4%	64	16.3	23.3	34.2	15.2	23.7	24.4	26.6	9.9	19.9	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	32.1	95.8	97.1		$18,460	$1,482	$16,977
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	220 E Sunset Pl	DeKalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2212	272	17	15.8	62.9%	100 (36.8%)	123 (45.2%)	28 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	12.9	1849^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.3	1787^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.5%	62	12.5	20.0	21.6	29.2	23.4	16.4	15.7	10.4	14.3	95.5	95.1	95.1	95.1	99.2	94.7	95.1		$18,066	$1,371	$16,695
Tyler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1021 Alden Circle	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2389	265	19	13.9	78.9%	57 (21.5%)	148 (55.8%)	29 (10.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.6%)	10.1	1942^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.5%		14.4	1871^st of 2067 public elementary schools	9.5%	71	9.3	16.2	26.5	11.6	18.6	13.5	16.3	4.7	11.6	92.8	97.9	97.9	97.9		97.5	97.5		$19,143	$1,692	$17,451
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3225 Sangamon Dr	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-9936	328	23	13.9	80.2%	53 (16.2%)	182 (55.5%)	48 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	11	1911^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.3	1931^st of 2067 public elementary schools	6.6%	20	13.7	6.0	17.8	29.4	17.8	10.0	12.3	13.7	12.1	98.2	97.9	97.9	97.9	99.7	97.9	97.9		$19,757	$1,506	$18,251
South Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Borden Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8299	456	28	16.5	34.4%	324 (71.1%)	26 (5.7%)	75 (16.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	56.1	886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.9%		49.7	945^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.3%	59	49.2	48.9	45.8	45.8	46.7	42.6	42.4	54.2	46.7	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.6	98.2	98.2	29.4	$13,822	$882	$12,940
Cortland Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 E Lexington Ave	Cortland	60112	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2360	523	40	13.0	62.1%	195 (37.3%)	61 (11.7%)	221 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	23.6	1588^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.5	1667^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.4%	79	30.3	29.3	24.4	33.3	28.9	24.0	19.5	25.3	22.8	97.3	97.7	97.7	97.7		96.5	96.1		$20,673	$1,871	$18,802
West Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 S Locust St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	270	24	11.2	60.0%	176 (65.2%)	15 (5.6%)	57 (21.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	59.9	812^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.5%		42.9	1095^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.0%	283	40.0	52.3	52.9	60.0	55.3	61.4	38.2	37.8	46.3	95.2	95.6	95.6	95.6		95.2	94.4		$16,190	$285	$15,905
Southeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 S Locust St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	300	24	12.3	30.7%	230 (76.7%)	8 (2.7%)	43 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	69.2	618^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.9%		61.7	707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.8%	89	56.8	72.5	47.6	50.0	56.3	72.5	52.4	38.6	55.1	96.0	94.6	94.6	94.6	27.5	94.6	95.3		$15,227	$280	$14,947

Frequently Asked Questions about Littlejohn Elementary School

How many students attend Littlejohn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Littlejohn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Littlejohn Elementary School?

Students at Littlejohn Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Littlejohn Elementary School a good school?

Littlejohn Elementary School ranks 1528^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Littlejohn Elementary School in?

DeKalb CUSD 428

What schools do graduates of Littlejohn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Littlejohn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clinton Rosette Middle School
High : DeKalb High School

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