📍 1121 School St, DeKalb, DeKalb County, 60115
Littlejohn Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in DeKalb, DeKalb County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Young. It is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Littlejohn Elem School enrolls 356 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 50% |
| White | 100 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 356 students (76%) 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.
Littlejohn 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.
Littlejohn 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 356 students, Littlejohn 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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