Schools in Zip Code 60112

The 60112 zip code has only one school, Cortland Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades K-5 with 505 students. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district, which is ranked 767 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cortland Elementary School's performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 25.4% chronic absenteeism rate, which is much higher than the state average. Its proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science were also well below state and district levels, with 5th-grade students scoring 33.3% in ELA, 25.3% in Math, and 30.3% in Science, compared to state averages of 54.6%, 36.5%, and 40.6%, respectively. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a 63.37% free/reduced lunch rate in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's lower academic performance, it spends more per student ($20,737 in 2023-2024) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.5) than the state average. However, these additional resources have not translated into higher student achievement. The data suggests that Cortland Elementary School is struggling academically, with test scores well below state and district averages and high rates of chronic absenteeism, which may be contributing factors to the school's challenges.