📍 211 McCormick Dr, Dekalb, DeKalb County, 60115
Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dekalb, DeKalb County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Bickley. It is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem School enrolls 319 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 32% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 319 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.
Jefferson Elem School is one of 12 schools in DeKalb CUSD 428, based in Dekalb, Illinois. The district serves 6,771 students district-wide and employs 446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Jefferson Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 564 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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