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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Prairie Elementary School	0.0mi	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%)	40.4	995^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.7%		56.1	886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.9%	109	54.2	35.8	44.9	47.5	42.9	55.6	55.1	33.9	47.5	98.3%		$17,129	$291	$16,838
West Elementary School	0.9mi	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%)	41.7	976^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.8%		59.9	812^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.5%	164	54.5		53.3	57.6	46.4	45.5	37.8	36.4	39.6	95.8%		$19,926	$291	$19,635
Southeast Elementary School	1.0mi	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%)	49	847^th of 1737 public elementary schools	51.2%		69.2	618^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.9%	229	47.7	40.0	66.1	52.3	54.5	51.4	53.6	47.7	50.6	98.3%		$18,399	$291	$18,108
North Elementary School	2.4mi	Public	K-5	1680 Brickville Rd	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8209	309	21	15.0	19.1%	247 (79.9%)	11 (3.6%)	26 (8.4%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	70.3	472^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	72.8%		66.3	684^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.7%	212	58.1	75.5	64.1	62.8	67.3	75.5	53.1	51.2	59.6	96%		$23,328	$291	$23,037
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	2.8mi	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%)								(n/a)	23.8				16.4				8.9	99.1%		$27,742	$1,548	$26,194
Littlejohn Elementary School	3.2mi	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%)	21.6	1350^th of 1737 public elementary schools	22.3%		26.4	1528^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.7%	178	48.9	22.0	43.6	50.0	38.6	26.0	21.8	29.2	25.5	96.1%		$22,959	$909	$22,050
Jefferson Elementary School	3.2mi	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%)	51.6	812^th of 1737 public elementary schools	53.3%		56.1	885^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.0%	73	51.0	45.5	56.3	56.9	53.1	40.9	56.3	62.7	53.8	97%		$24,764	$912	$23,852
North Grove Elementary School	3.5mi	Public	K-5	850 Republic Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8124	377	31	12.0	8.2%	318 (84.4%)	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	65.1	578^th of 1737 public elementary schools	66.7%		78.5	421^st of 2056 public elementary schools	79.5%	157	58.7	52.5	63.9	63.5	60.6	60.7	63.9	52.7	59.2	96.7%		$13,441	$291	$13,150
Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary School	3.8mi	Public	K-5	1240 Normal Rd	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 754-8100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					8.1					96%		$20,788	$1,015	$19,773
Founders Elementary School	4.5mi	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%)	8.3	1635^th of 1737 public elementary schools	5.9%		17.5	1729^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%	94	31.6	21.2	30.0	30.8	27.2	21.4	15.2	20.5	19.1	97.7%		$23,443	$1,143	$22,300

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