Southeast Elem School
Sycamore, IL · Sycamore CUSD 427
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, small
640th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 70%▲ Improving
718 S Locust St, Sycamore, IL 60178
(815)899-8219NCES ID 173846003920Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Southeast Elem School 640th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 70% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 59th in 2019 to 70th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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 303 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.6% | 81.5% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.7% | 10.2% | ▲ 1.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.0% | 3.3% | ▼ 2.7 pts | |
| Black | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 2.7% | 1.3% | ▼ 1.4 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Southeast Elem School
- #886West Elem SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 0.9 mi away886th of 2,105
ELA 53% ▼4 · Math 44% ▼11Compare - #960South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 1 mi away960th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▼11 · Math 46% ▼9Compare - #744North Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 2 mi away744th of 2,105
ELA 54% ▼3 · Math 50% ▼5Compare - #453North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 2.7 mi away453rd of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲7 · Math 60% ▲5Compare - #1993Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.7 mi away1,993rd of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼39 · Math 12% ▼43Compare - #1531Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 4.1 mi away1,531st of 2,105
ELA 31% ▼26 · Math 29% ▼26Compare - #983Jefferson Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 4.2 mi away983rd of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼14 · Math 48% ▼7Compare - #1691Cortland Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5.2 mi away1,691st of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼30 · Math 23% ▼32Compare
What school district is Southeast Elem School in?
Southeast Elem School is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 district in Sycamore, Illinois.
Is Southeast Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Southeast Elem School 640th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 70% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elem School?
White 82%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 3%, Black 3% (303 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Southeast Elem 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.