📍 3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb, DeKalb County, 60115
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dekalb, DeKalb County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Donna Henry. It is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch enrolls 342 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 17% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 204 | 60% |
| White | 58 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 342 students (73%) 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.
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch 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.
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch 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 342 students, Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch 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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