Best Public Schools in Sycamore, IL

Summary:

The city of Sycamore, Illinois is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this district display a mix of high-performing and struggling institutions, with significant variation in key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates.

Sycamore High School stands out as a consistent top performer, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years. The school has a strong 94.1% 4-year graduation rate and 35% of 11th graders scoring proficient in English Language Arts. In contrast, North Elementary School and North Grove Elementary School are the district's high-performing elementary schools, with North Elementary ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools.

However, the district also has struggling schools, such as South Prairie Elementary and West Elementary, which lag behind their peers in test scores. Additionally, Sycamore High School stands out with a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 31.6%, significantly higher than the elementary and middle schools in the Sycamore CUSD 427 district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Borden Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8299	306	24	12.8	35.3%	230 (75.2%)	14 (4.6%)	44 (14.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	49.7	945^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.3%		58.6	769^th of 2077 public elementary schools	63.0%	176	66.7	19.4	28.1	20.5				22.7	32.2	42.9	38.6				37.7			98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.6	98.2	98.2	29.4		$15,282	$544	$14,737
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	1680 Brickville Rd	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8209	263	19	13.5	18.3%	216 (82.1%)	7 (2.7%)	21 (8.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	79.1	386^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.3%		73.8	484^th of 2077 public elementary schools	76.7%	98	66.0	43.9	50.0	55.3				50.0	43.9	45.1	46.8				45.3			95.5	95.2	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2			$14,892	$243	$14,649
Southeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 S Locust St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	296	23	13.0	25.0%	242 (81.8%)	11 (3.7%)	24 (8.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	61.7	707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.8%		54.2	855^th of 2077 public elementary schools	58.8%	148	60.3	41.3	40.9	44.1				42.3	41.3	34.1	19.1				30.9			96.0	94.6	94.6	94.6	27.5	94.6	95.3			$14,742	$251	$14,491
West Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Fair St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	253	23	11.0	50.6%	167 (66.0%)	17 (6.7%)	49 (19.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	42.9	1095^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.0%		58.3	773^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	62.8%	322	52.4	20.7	40.0	33.3				32.4	34.4	17.5	14.3				20.7			95.2	95.6	95.6	95.6		95.2	94.4			$16,560	$257	$16,303
Sycamore High School	Public	9-12	427 Spartan Trl	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8160	1,191	71	16.8	24.6%	943 (79.2%)	48 (4.0%)	130 (10.9%)	25 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.4%)	71.7	158^th of 697 public high schools	77.3%		81.7	103^rd of 699 public high schools	85.3%	55	50.9															27.5	35.0	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.5	96.8	97.6		95.6	$15,793	$261	$15,532
Sycamore Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Maplewood Dr	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8170	822	61	13.4	25.2%	666 (81.0%)	26 (3.2%)	91 (11.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	59.3	456^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.5%		53.8	533^rd of 1367 public middle schools	61.0%	77	65.4				46.3	39.6	57.1	47.6				25.6	29.0	30.3	28.3			97.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.7	97.0	98.0		95.5	$14,557	$235	$14,322
North Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Republic Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8124	467	33	13.9	16.3%	378 (80.9%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.4%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	61.1	712^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.6%		76.5	440^th of 2077 public elementary schools	78.8%	272	64.2	38.5	40.0	28.4				35.6	50.0	41.6	22.4				38.1			96.3	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.5	96.7			$14,182	$243	$13,939

Cities Near Sycamore

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dekalb	4.43 mi	10	725^th
Genoa	6.2 mi	3	330^th
Cortland	6.66 mi	1	756^th
Kingston	7.62 mi	1
Malta	9.72 mi	3	702^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Sycamore, IL

North Elementary School

Sycamore High School

Southeast Elementary School

North Grove Elementary School

Sycamore Middle School

South Prairie Elementary School

West Elementary School

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