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North Elementary School

Sycamore, IL · Sycamore CUSD 427

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, small

744th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 65% Declining

1680 Brickville Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178

(815)899-8209NCES ID 173846003919Directory 202324

291
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
19%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
14.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks North Elementary School 744th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 65% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 74th in 2019 to 65th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%65%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
North Elementary School
54%
IL average
52%
Math
North Elementary School
50%
IL average
38%
Science
North Elementary School
51%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time North Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%54%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time North Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%50%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time North Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%51%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%54%40%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%57%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 291 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

8%White80%7%
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categories changedHispanic 8%White 80%94%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White85.5%80.1% 5.4 pts
Hispanic5.6%7.9% 2.3 pts
Two or more races3.4%6.9% 3.5 pts
Black1.9%3.8% 1.9 pts
Asian3.1%1.4% 1.7 pts
Pacific Islander0.6%0.0% 0.6 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 $321K in zip 60178 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$81K$163K$244K$326K$310K2009201520202025

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What school district is North Elementary School in?

North Elementary School is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 district in Sycamore, Illinois.

Is North Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks North Elementary School 744th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 65% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary School?

White 80%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 7%, Black 4% (291 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near North Elementary School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60178 is $321K 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.