Jefferson Elem School
Public · Grades K–5 · 308 students
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb, IL 60115
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
328
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
DeKalb CUSD 428
DeKalb County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch is a public elementary school in Dekalb, Illinois, serving grades K–5. It is part of DeKalb CUSD 428. The school is located in a small suburb in DeKalb County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 328 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 328 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- DeKalb CUSD 428
- County
- DeKalb County
- NCES school ID
- 171200003572
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.