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Tyler Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Tyler Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dekalb, Illinois, serving 280 students in grades K-5. 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.

Tyler Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with only 18.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 11.6% proficient or better in math, significantly below state and district averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.2% over the past few years. While Tyler Elementary School is the lowest-performing school in the district, there are several other low-performing schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Cortland Elementary, Malta Elementary, and Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary.

In contrast, there are also some higher-performing schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 district, such as Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, which tend to have lower chronic absenteeism rates, higher test scores, and more favorable funding and resource allocation compared to Tyler Elementary School and the other low-performing schools in the district.

265

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,143

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1021 Alden Circle
Dekalb, IL 60115-4398

(815) 754-2389

District: DeKalb CUSD 428

Students who attend Tyler Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Huntley Middle School
High:	DeKalb High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

White:

21.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

Illinois avg44%

1,942^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	10.1	1942 of 2056	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1871 of 2067	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1637 of 2077	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1687 of 2082	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1447 of 1948	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1541 of 2086	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1834 of 2037	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.3	1134 of 2044	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.7	1351 of 2046	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	1433 of 2052	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	1249 of 2093	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	1445 of 2167	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1725 of 2166	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	2036 of 2147	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	1613 of 2139	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	1508 of 2120	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.9	1254 of 2092	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	1323 of 2095	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.7	1427 of 2086	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.1	1368 of 2022	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.4	1015 of 2030	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.9	1176 of 2020	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	658 of 688	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	632 of 655	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	483 of 692	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	584 of 684	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	557 of 711	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	519 of 698	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1669 of 1942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1606 of 1942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1517 of 1957	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1629 of 1970	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1284 of 1680	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1469 of 2019	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1773 of 1964	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	33.3	635 of 938	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1680 of 1800	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1655 of 1793	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1467 of 1808	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1648 of 1763	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1146 of 1514	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1477 of 1816	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1690 of 1765	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1915 of 1947	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1904 of 1959	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1553 of 1984	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1510 of 1977	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1325 of 1707	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1449 of 2019	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1656 of 1972	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1349 of 1389	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1205 of 1392	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1084 of 1419	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1044 of 1425	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1308 of 1462	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1411 of 1463	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

Science9%-31 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
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
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
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
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
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
Malta Elementary School	Public	K-5	5068 IL Route 38	Malta	60150	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2970	293	20	14.7	65.9%	108 (36.9%)	112 (38.2%)	53 (18.1%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	18.6	1703^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.2%		28.3	1457^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.5%	246	16.7	36.2	23.6	18.5	25.6	40.4	12.7	3.7	17.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.6	97.2	97.9		$19,786	$1,964	$17,822
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Elementary School

What district is Tyler Elementary School in?

DeKalb CUSD 428

What schools do graduates of Tyler Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Huntley Middle School
High : DeKalb High School

How many students attend Tyler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Tyler Elementary School.

Is Tyler Elementary School a good school?

Tyler Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tyler Elementary School?

Students at Tyler Elementary School are 56% African American, 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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