Founders Elementary School
Founders Elementary School is a public primary school in Dekalb, IL, serving grades K–5, rated D+, with 565 students and a 14.6:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 24% in English Language Arts, 22% in Math and 16% in Science.
D+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- D+
- Grades
- K–5
- Enrollment
- 565
- Students per teacher
- 14.6:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts24%
Math22%
Science16%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Hispanic44%
Black30%
White18%
Two or more races8%
Native American0%
Asian0%
Pacific Islander0%
- Male / female
- 56% / 44%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 78%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -7.1%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 608
Homes assigned to this school
1,609 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Founders Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 504 S 4th StDekalb, IL 60115$570K
- 413 Karen AveDekalb, IL 60115$303K
- 404 Lucerne LnDekalb, IL 60115$285K
- 1307 S 7th StDekalb, IL 60115$273K
- 620 Ball AveDekalb, IL 60115$263K
- 904 S 8th StDekalb, IL 60115$254K
- 620 Prospect StDekalb, IL 60115$246K
- 618 S 1st StDekalb, IL 60115$240K
- 600 Ball AveDekalb, IL 60115$233K
- 323 S 8th StDekalb, IL 60115$227K
- 601 Ball AveDekalb, IL 60115$223K
- 804 E Lincoln HwyDekalb, IL 60115$218K
- 603 E Garden StDekalb, IL 60115$214K
- 1124 Market StDekalb, IL 60115$211K
- 124 Maplewood AveDekalb, IL 60115$207K
- 119 S 10th StDekalb, IL 60115$203K
- 202 Maplewood AveDekalb, IL 60115$200K
- 108 E Garden StDekalb, IL 60115$198K
- 512 S 1st StDekalb, IL 60115$196K
- 1022 E Lincoln HwyDekalb, IL 60115$192K
- 628 E Roosevelt StDekalb, IL 60115$189K
- 1023 Franklin StDekalb, IL 60115$187K
- 1403 E Lincoln HwyDekalb, IL 60115$183K
- 530 Colonial DrDekalb, IL 60115$182K
- 424 E Roosevelt StDekalb, IL 60115$179K
- 607 S 4th StDekalb, IL 60115$176K
- 1710 S 4th StDekalb, IL 60115$174K
- 626 State Rte 23Dekalb, IL 60115$171K
- 129 Cotton AveDekalb, IL 60115$168K
- 904 Pleasant StDekalb, IL 60115$165K
- 155 Dodge AveDekalb, IL 60115$163K
- 614 S 2nd StDekalb, IL 60115$160K
- 808 Prospect StDekalb, IL 601152 bd$157K
- 1015 S 7th StDekalb, IL 60115$152K
- 221 S 6th StDekalb, IL 60115$149K
- 1134 State StDekalb, IL 60115$145K
- 303 S 11th StDekalb, IL 60115$139K
- 125 Cotton AveDekalb, IL 60115$132K
- Dekalb, IL 60115$125K
- 408 Maplewood AveDekalb, IL 60115$95K
School details
- Address
- 821 S 7th St, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Phone
- (815) 754-3800
- Website
- dist428.org
- Setting
- Suburb - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171200006172
School district
Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
- District rating
- C-
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 6,771
- Spending per student
- $17,039
- Teachers (FTE)
- 487
- Grades
- PK–12
Other schools in this district
Primary · 8
- Cortland Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 523 studentsC
- Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary SchoolGrades K–5
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 328 studentsC-
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 308 studentsB+
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 272 studentsD+
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 362 studentsC+
- Malta Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 293 studentsD
- Tyler Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 265 studentsD+