DeKalb High School
Dekalb, IL · DeKalb CUSD 428
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, fringe
469th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 22%▼ Declining
501 W Dresser Rd, Dekalb, IL 60115
(815)754-2100NCES ID 171200001449Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks DeKalb High School 469th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 22% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 22th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 2,070 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 66.7% | 36.4% | ▼ 30.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 16.8% | 32.7% | ▲ 15.9 pts | |
| Black | 10.7% | 23.7% | ▲ 13.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 5.0% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 1.4% | ▼ 0.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $261K in zip 60115 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than DeKalb High School
- #135Sycamore High SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 3.5 mi away135th of 601
ELA 64% ▲30 · Math 49% ▲25Compare - #272Genoa-Kingston High SchoolGenoa Kingston CUSD 424 · 10.1 mi away272nd of 601
ELA 51% ▲17 · Math 38% ▲14Compare - #360Hiawatha Jr/Sr High SchoolHiawatha CUSD 426 · 10.2 mi away360th of 601
ELA 44% ▲10 · Math 35% ▲11Compare - #164Kaneland Senior High SchoolKaneland CUSD 302 · 12.6 mi away164th of 601
ELA 59% ▲25 · Math 47% ▲23Compare - #319Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 · 14.3 mi away319th of 601
ELA 53% ▲19 · Math 30% ▲6Compare - #426Indian Creek High SchoolIndian Creek CUSD 425 · 14.5 mi away426th of 601
ELA 38% ▲4 · Math 30% ▲6Compare - #85Central High SchoolCentral CUSD 301 · 14.7 mi away85th of 601
ELA 70% ▲36 · Math 56% ▲32Compare - #366Rochelle Twp High SchoolRochelle Twp HSD 212 · 16.4 mi away366th of 601
ELA 45% ▲11 · Math 32% ▲8Compare
What school district is DeKalb High School in?
DeKalb High School is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district in Dekalb, Illinois.
Is DeKalb High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks DeKalb High School 469th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 22% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of DeKalb High School?
White 36%, Hispanic 33%, Black 24%, Two or more races 5% (2,070 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near DeKalb High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60115 is $261K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.