📍 821 S 7th St, Dekalb, DeKalb County, 60115
Founders Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dekalb, DeKalb County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Richardi. It is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Founders Elementary School enrolls 556 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 29% |
| White | 122 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 556 students (74%) 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.
Founders Elementary 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.
Founders Elementary 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 556 students, Founders Elementary School is close to 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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