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Littlejohn Elementary School

Public K-5

 1121 School St
       DeKalb, IL  60115-2574

(815) 754-2258

District: DeKalb CUSD 428

SchoolDigger Rank:
1527th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,625 Help


Students who attend Littlejohn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Clinton Rosette Middle School
High:    DeKalb High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  356

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.0%
White:
28.1%
African American:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.8% Help


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Compare Details Littlejohn Elementary School ranks worse than 73.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.76. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Littlejohn Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50%), White (28.1%), African American (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Littlejohn Elementary School is 13.8, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Littlejohn Elementary School is $17,625, which is the 4th highest among 8 elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Littlejohn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Littlejohn Elementary School 1527th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Littlejohn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hispanic students:
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DeKalb CUSD 428:

SchoolDigger ranks DeKalb CUSD 428 741st of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Littlejohn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 61.34 947th 2020 53.1%
2004 52.89 1165th 2030 42.6%
2005 69.56 682nd 2022 66.3%
2006 64.93 888th 2086 57.4%
2007 57.66 1113th 2095 46.9%
2008 45.60 1356th 2092 35.2%
2009 51.79 1234th 2120 41.8%
2010 37.20 1535th 2139 28.2%
2011 46.16 1369th 2147 36.2%
2012 52.00 1246th 2166 42.5%
2013 45.65 1255th 2167 42.1%
2014 33.57 1455th 2093 30.5%
2015 60.26 710th 2052 65.4%
2016 41.56 1140th 2046 44.3%
2017 29.99 1410th 2044 31.0%
2018 19.43 1671st 2037 18.0%
2019 18.39 1774th 2086 15.0%
2021 22.27 1499th 1948 23.0%
2022 28.62 1427th 2082 31.5%
2023 24.76 1527th 2077 26.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.31 661st 718 7.9%
2019 21.00 714th 743 3.9%
2021 34.45 381st 537 29.1%
2022 22.14 743rd 768 3.3%
2023 24.35 720th 788 8.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.41 579th 763 24.1%
2019 44.81 542nd 1194 54.6%
2022 27.54 843rd 1113 24.3%
2023 50.70 446th 1156 61.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.17 1579th 1765 10.5%
2019 23.25 1560th 1816 14.1%
2021 37.32 926th 1514 38.8%
2022 37.19 1094th 1763 37.9%
2023 27.81 1394th 1808 22.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.35 1574th 1964 19.9%
2019 19.08 1718th 2019 14.9%
2021 22.50 1314th 1680 21.8%
2022 33.08 1245th 1970 36.8%
2023 22.28 1524th 1957 22.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.61 1687th 1972 14.5%
2019 19.68 1694th 2019 16.1%
2021 19.56 1415th 1707 17.1%
2022 25.62 1421st 1977 28.1%
2023 28.42 1359th 1984 31.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.75 693rd 698 0.7%
2019 27.68 569th 711 20.0%
2023 27.32 560th 692 19.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.78 845th 938 9.9%
2019 19.28 879th 955 8.0%
2021 28.92 559th 742 24.7%
2022 16.76 915th 954 4.1%
2023 19.24 899th 970 7.3%
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Rank History for White students at Littlejohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.42 1255th 1463 14.2%
2019 16.87 1298th 1462 11.2%
2022 46.61 752nd 1425 47.2%
2023 53.68 637th 1419 55.1%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Littlejohn Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 335 20 1 32 n/a n/a n/a 0 388
1989 324 21 5 26 n/a n/a n/a 0 376
1990 362 22 4 26 n/a n/a n/a 0 414
1991 349 25 7 32 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1992 381 24 3 44 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1993 351 19 13 39 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1994 362 13 14 42 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1995 375 22 17 65 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1996 375 22 17 65 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1997 370 27 12 64 2 n/a n/a 0 475
1998 381 18 8 67 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 357 20 9 75 2 n/a n/a 0 463
2000 301 17 4 86 1 n/a n/a 0 409
2001 316 23 6 95 2 n/a n/a 0 442
2002 327 24 8 109 3 n/a n/a 0 471
2003 327 24 8 109 3 n/a n/a 0 471
2004 298 33 2 124 3 n/a n/a 0 460
2005 270 36 3 157 3 n/a n/a 2 471
2006 230 37 3 177 3 n/a n/a 10 460
2007 224 43 3 216 2 n/a n/a 9 497
2008 216 37 3 235 2 n/a n/a 17 510
2009 197 36 5 212 1 n/a n/a 29 480
2010 176 52 5 213 0 n/a n/a 34 480
2011 155 48 4 241 0 0 22 0 470
2012 192 54 1 92 0 0 32 0 371
2013 201 53 3 88 0 0 25 0 370
2014 180 58 2 87 0 0 28 0 355
2015 176 62 2 76 0 0 23 0 339
2016 176 52 2 77 0 0 21 0 328
2017 160 55 1 185 2 0 24 0 427
2018 163 61 2 204 1 1 21 0 453
2019 144 56 1 209 1 0 23 0 434
2020 130 48 0 208 1 0 27 0 414
2021 107 52 1 200 1 0 29 0 390
2022 109 58 1 203 1 0 30 0 402
2023 100 54 0 178 1 0 23 0 356

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Littlejohn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 16.0 24.2 n/a
1989 376 16.0 23.5 n/a
1990 414 18.5 22.3 n/a
1991 413 20.0 20.6 n/a
1992 452 22.0 20.5 n/a
1993 422 23.0 18.3 n/a
1994 431 23.5 18.3 n/a
1995 479 26.0 18.4 n/a
1996 479 26.0 18.4 n/a
1997 475 25.3 18.8 n/a
1998 474 26.2 18.1 n/a
1999 463 25.9 17.9 n/a
2000 409 26.0 15.7 n/a
2001 442 30.0 14.7 n/a
2002 471 31.0 15.2 28.5
2003 471 31.0 15.2 28.5
2004 460 31.0 14.8 33.5
2005 471 30.7 15.3 35.4
2006 460 31.0 14.8 40.2
2007 497 30.0 16.6 43.2
2008 510 31.0 16.5 60.6
2009 480 33.6 14.3 52.8
2010 480 27.0 17.7 63.2
2011 470 24.0 19.5 66
2012 371 19.0 19.5 62.8
2013 370 28.3 13.0 66.5
2014 355 19.0 18.6 62.5
2015 339 21.0 16.1 69
2016 328 19.0 17.2 63.1
2017 427 22.6 18.8 78.2
2018 453 23.4 19.3 76.6
2019 434 23.9 18.1 75.8
2020 414 24.2 17.1 71.3
2021 390 n/a n/a n/a
2022 402 26.7 15.0 67.4
2023 356 25.7 13.8 75.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Littlejohn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 388 16.0 24.2 n/a
1989 376 16.0 23.5 n/a
1990 414 18.5 22.3 n/a
1991 413 20.0 20.6 n/a
1992 452 22.0 20.5 n/a
1993 422 23.0 18.3 n/a
1994 431 23.5 18.3 n/a
1995 479 26.0 18.4 n/a
1996 479 26.0 18.4 n/a
1997 475 25.3 18.8 n/a
1998 474 26.2 18.1 n/a
1999 463 25.9 17.9 n/a
2000 409 26.0 15.7 n/a
2001 442 30.0 14.7 n/a
2002 471 31.0 15.2 28.5
2003 471 31.0 15.2 28.5
2004 460 31.0 14.8 33.5
2005 471 30.7 15.3 35.4
2006 460 31.0 14.8 40.2
2007 497 30.0 16.6 43.2
2008 510 31.0 16.5 60.6
2009 480 33.6 14.3 52.8
2010 480 27.0 17.7 63.2
2011 470 24.0 19.5 66
2012 371 19.0 19.5 62.8
2013 370 28.3 13.0 66.5
2014 355 19.0 18.6 62.5
2015 339 21.0 16.1 69
2016 328 19.0 17.2 63.1
2017 427 22.6 18.8 78.2
2018 453 23.4 19.3 76.6
2019 434 23.9 18.1 75.8
2020 414 24.2 17.1 71.3
2021 390 n/a n/a n/a
2022 402 26.7 15.0 67.4
2023 356 25.7 13.8 75.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Littlejohn Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201597.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%
201697.0%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.2%97.9%
201797.7%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%97.7%
201897.3%97.5%97.5%97.5%97.1%97.3%
201997.7%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%97.4%
202195.1%95.6%95.6%95.6%94.6%95.4%95.1%
202295.8%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%
202396.7%96.9%96.9%96.9%95.0%96.7%100.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Littlejohn Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,238 (11.7%) $9,308 (88.3%) $10,546
2020 $1,214 (10.9%) $9,956 (89.1%) $11,170
2021 $1,437 (10.9%) $11,714 (89.1%) $13,152
2022 $1,437 (10.9%) $11,714 (89.1%) $13,152
2023 $1,151 (6.5%) $16,474 (93.5%) $17,624

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Littlejohn Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1774th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1527th of 2077 Elementary schools
 11.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Littlejohn Elementary School)17.614
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428)18.812.4
 6.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Littlejohn Elementary School)18.915.6
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428)26.215.4
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Littlejohn Elementary School)20.325
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428)19.415.8
 3.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Littlejohn Elementary School)12.713.3
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428)13.412
 1.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Littlejohn Elementary School)12.114.3
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428)24.214.6
 9.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Littlejohn Elementary School)10.67.9
 2.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428)13.514.8
 1.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students434356
 18%
African American5654
 3.6%
American Indian11
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic209178
 14.8%
Pacific Islander00
White144100
 30.6%
Two or More Races2323
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.8%75.8%
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Students at Littlejohn Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 28% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Littlejohn Elementary School ranks 1527th of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

Middle : Clinton Rosette Middle School
High : DeKalb High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 356 students attended Littlejohn Elementary School.


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