Founders Elementary School
Dekalb, IL · DeKalb CUSD 428
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, small
1,794th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 15%· Stable
821 S 7th St, Dekalb, IL 60115
(815)754-3800NCES ID 171200006172Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Founders Elementary School 1,794th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 15% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 13th in 2019 to 15th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
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 543 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2011, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2011 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 34.8% | 40.7% | ▲ 5.9 pts | |
| Black | 8.7% | 29.5% | ▲ 20.8 pts | |
| White | 52.5% | 21.4% | ▼ 31.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 7.6% | ▲ 4.2 pts |
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 Founders Elementary School
- #1867Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 0.4 mi away1,867th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼1 · Math 14% ▼6Compare - #1984Tyler Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 0.8 mi away1,984th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼5 · Math 12% ▼8Compare - #1531Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 1.4 mi away1,531st of 2,105
ELA 31% ▲7 · Math 29% ▲9Compare - #983Jefferson Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 1.9 mi away983rd of 2,105
ELA 43% ▲19 · Math 48% ▲28Compare - #1993Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.2 mi away1,993rd of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼6 · Math 12% ▼8Compare - #1691Cortland Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.9 mi away1,691st of 2,105
ELA 27% ▲3 · Math 23% ▲3Compare - #960South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 4.5 mi away960th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▲22 · Math 46% ▲26Compare - #1793Malta Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5.1 mi away1,793rd of 2,105
ELA 26% ▲2 · Math 18% ▼2Compare
What school district is Founders Elementary School in?
Founders Elementary School is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district in Dekalb, Illinois.
Is Founders Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Founders Elementary School 1,794th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 15% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Founders Elementary School?
Hispanic 41%, Black 30%, White 21%, Two or more races 8% (543 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Founders Elementary 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.