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DeKalb CUSD 428 Schools
DeKalb CUSD 428 is a public school district in Illinois, based in DeKalb County (Dekalb). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
DeKalb CUSD 428 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for DeKalb CUSD 428
11 of 12 schools in DeKalb CUSD 428 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 3F: 8
Best schools in DeKalb CUSD 428
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D Dekalb High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D- Malta Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Huntley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- F Clinton Rosette Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- F Jefferson Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Lincoln Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Tyler Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Cortland Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Founders Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Littlejohn Elem School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in DeKalb CUSD 428
High schools (1)
- D Dekalb High School, Dekalb
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Clinton Rosette Middle School, Dekalb
- D- Huntley Middle School, Dekalb
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- F Cortland Elementary School, Cortland
- Dekalb Early Lrng And Dev Ctr, Dekalb
- F Founders Elementary School, Dekalb
- F Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch, Dekalb
- F Jefferson Elem School, Dekalb
- F Lincoln Elementary School, Dekalb
- F Littlejohn Elem School, Dekalb
- D- Malta Elementary School, Malta
- F Tyler Elementary School, De Kalb
Where DeKalb CUSD 428 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: DeKalb County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,719 students with 467 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,141 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1712000
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sycamore CUSD 427 (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Indian Creek CUSD 425 (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Kaneland CUSD 302 (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Rochelle CCSD 231 (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Central CUSD 301 (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Somonauk CUSD 432 (3 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about DeKalb CUSD 428
How many schools are in DeKalb CUSD 428?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in DeKalb CUSD 428, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does DeKalb CUSD 428 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dekalb, Cortland, Malta.
How good are the schools in DeKalb CUSD 428?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 10.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 14.3%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend DeKalb CUSD 428?
6,719 students were enrolled in DeKalb CUSD 428 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is DeKalb CUSD 428?
DeKalb CUSD 428 is in Illinois, based in DeKalb County, with its district office in Dekalb. Its boundary covers about 109 sq mi.