Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 814 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 321 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 36% White, 32% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Clinton Rosette Middle School High : DeKalb High School

Jefferson Elementary School

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dekalb, Illinois, serving 319 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district, which is ranked 747 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School consistently outperforms the DeKalb CUSD 428 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 29.4% of students at Jefferson Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 37.1% of students at Jefferson Elementary School were proficient or better, compared to 12.4% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 51.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 36% for the district and 53.2% for the state. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary School's African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students consistently outperform their peers in the district and state, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups.

Despite these strong academic achievements, Jefferson Elementary School faces some challenges. The school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.5% in 2020-2021 to 19.4% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the district's 2023-2024 rate of 20.5%. When compared to the nearby Sycamore CUSD 427 schools, such as West Elementary, Southeast Elementary, and South Prairie Elementary, Jefferson Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower, particularly in ELA and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

211 McCormick Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-1813

(815) 754-2263

District: DeKalb CUSD 428

SchoolDigger Rank:
814^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,839

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clinton Rosette Middle School
High:	DeKalb High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 321

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.5%

African American:

31.8%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School ranks better than 60.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.41. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Jefferson Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.5%), African American (31.8%), Hispanic (19.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary School is 11.7, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District! (See more...)

Compare Jefferson Elementary School employs 27.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary School is $20,839, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary School 814^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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DeKalb CUSD 428:

SchoolDigger ranks DeKalb CUSD 428 747^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.73	990^th	2020	51.0%
2004	71.71	641^st	2030	68.4%
2005	58.94	1009^th	2022	50.1%
2006	68.29	769^th	2086	63.1%
2007	65.49	866^th	2095	58.7%
2008	52.91	1213^th	2092	42.0%
2009	37.54	1515^th	2120	28.5%
2010	51.79	1243^rd	2139	41.9%
2011	55.15	1163^rd	2147	45.8%
2012	49.56	1311^th	2166	39.5%
2013	47.68	1208^th	2167	44.3%
2014	62.22	823^rd	2093	60.7%
2015	57.62	758^th	2052	63.1%
2016	34.37	1314^th	2046	35.8%
2017	40.28	1162^nd	2044	43.2%
2018	45.87	1029^th	2037	49.5%
2019	47.27	1018^th	2086	51.2%
2021	25.91	1387^th	1948	28.8%
2022	54.38	852^nd	2082	59.1%
2023	50.74	934^th	2077	55.0%
2024	55.41	814^th	2067	60.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.84	414^th	718	42.3%
2019	50.18	288^th	743	61.2%
2022	68.24	115^th	768	85.0%
2023	52.72	265^th	788	66.4%
2024	56.61	231^st	826	72.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.68	1171^st	1765	33.7%
2019	40.19	1101^st	1816	39.4%
2021	14.84	1509^th	1514	0.3%
2022	64.41	443^rd	1763	74.9%
2023	52.78	745^th	1808	58.8%
2024	61.42	517^th	1793	71.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.36	976^th	1964	50.3%
2019	43.77	1086^th	2019	46.2%
2021	24.82	1254^th	1680	25.4%
2022	62.17	660^th	1970	66.5%
2023	49.67	892^nd	1957	54.4%
2024	52.42	808^th	1942	58.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.94	973^rd	1972	50.7%
2019	48.62	951^st	2019	52.9%
2021	21.82	1356^th	1707	20.6%
2022	46.54	949^th	1977	52.0%
2023	51.24	870^th	1984	56.1%
2024	57.64	732^nd	1959	62.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	80.50	53^rd	684	92.3%
2023	74.42	84^th	692	87.9%
2024	78.90	70^th	655	89.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.86	604^th	938	35.6%
2019	48.95	435^th	955	54.5%
2023	46.53	466^th	970	52.0%

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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.69	688^th	1463	53.0%
2019	37.55	953^rd	1462	34.8%
2021	18.11	1169^th	1308	10.6%
2022	48.80	717^th	1425	49.7%
2023	51.35	677^th	1419	52.3%
2024	55.46	602^nd	1392	56.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	299	48	44	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	395
1989	285	50	49	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	395
1990	312	60	40	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	422
1991	310	58	51	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1992	320	58	47	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1993	312	49	54	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1994	314	55	51	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1995	297	81	49	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1996	297	81	49	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
1997	298	101	19	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1998	280	111	31	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1999	268	123	15	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
2000	186	69	19	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2001	183	73	9	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2002	161	103	17	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
2003	161	103	17	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
2004	174	97	12	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2005	229	67	12	52	0	n/a	n/a	5	365
2006	222	55	15	63	0	n/a	n/a	25	380
2007	222	48	13	63	0	n/a	n/a	28	374
2008	188	79	14	67	0	n/a	n/a	24	372
2009	194	73	16	84	0	n/a	n/a	37	404
2010	169	51	12	83	1	n/a	n/a	35	351
2011	163	29	13	97	1	0	13	0	316
2012	152	39	22	102	1	0	12	0	328
2013	133	41	22	116	1	0	5	0	318
2014	129	48	27	108	1	0	8	0	321
2015	138	42	20	81	2	0	11	0	294
2016	148	53	19	87	2	0	6	0	315
2017	163	45	18	88	1	0	10	0	325
2018	148	49	29	81	0	0	18	0	325
2019	146	52	30	69	0	1	17	0	315
2020	155	60	22	59	0	1	15	0	312
2021	136	72	22	52	0	0	16	0	298
2022	120	99	18	58	0	0	22	0	317
2023	120	103	10	65	0	0	21	0	319
2024	114	102	13	63	0	0	29	0	321

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	18.0	21.9	n/a
1989	395	19.0	20.7	n/a
1990	422	20.0	21.1	n/a
1991	438	21.0	20.8	n/a
1992	448	23.0	19.4	n/a
1993	443	24.0	18.5	n/a
1994	443	25.0	17.7	n/a
1995	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
1996	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
1997	452	25.0	18.1	n/a
1998	457	25.6	17.9	n/a
1999	447	25.5	17.5	n/a
2000	313	21.9	14.3	n/a
2001	318	23.0	13.8	n/a
2002	339	25.0	13.6	44
2003	339	25.0	13.6	44
2004	333	25.0	13.3	33.9
2005	365	24.6	14.8	32.2
2006	380	24.6	15.4	36.1
2007	374	26.0	14.4	34.7
2008	372	25.0	14.9	42.2
2009	404	26.6	15.2	41.7
2010	351	23.6	14.8	55.1
2011	316	17.5	18.0	51.3
2012	328	18.0	18.2	53.4
2013	318	30.6	10.3	60.4
2014	321	19.6	16.3	57.9
2015	294	18.0	16.3	59.9
2016	315	17.0	18.5	54.9
2017	325	20.0	16.2	57.5
2018	325	21.8	14.8	53.2
2019	315	21.0	14.9	53
2020	312	22.1	14.0	54.8
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	317	23.2	13.6	52.1
2023	319	23.2	13.7	62.7
2024	321	27.2	11.7	66

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	395	18.0	21.9	n/a
1989	395	19.0	20.7	n/a
1990	422	20.0	21.1	n/a
1991	438	21.0	20.8	n/a
1992	448	23.0	19.4	n/a
1993	443	24.0	18.5	n/a
1994	443	25.0	17.7	n/a
1995	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
1996	471	24.0	19.6	n/a
1997	452	25.0	18.1	n/a
1998	457	25.6	17.9	n/a
1999	447	25.5	17.5	n/a
2000	313	21.9	14.3	n/a
2001	318	23.0	13.8	n/a
2002	339	25.0	13.6	44
2003	339	25.0	13.6	44
2004	333	25.0	13.3	33.9
2005	365	24.6	14.8	32.2
2006	380	24.6	15.4	36.1
2007	374	26.0	14.4	34.7
2008	372	25.0	14.9	42.2
2009	404	26.6	15.2	41.7
2010	351	23.6	14.8	55.1
2011	316	17.5	18.0	51.3
2012	328	18.0	18.2	53.4
2013	318	30.6	10.3	60.4
2014	321	19.6	16.3	57.9
2015	294	18.0	16.3	59.9
2016	315	17.0	18.5	54.9
2017	325	20.0	16.2	57.5
2018	325	21.8	14.8	53.2
2019	315	21.0	14.9	53
2020	312	22.1	14.0	54.8
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	317	23.2	13.6	52.1
2023	319	23.2	13.7	62.7
2024	321	27.2	11.7	66

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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