Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School is a public primary school in Dekalb, IL, serving grades K–5, rated C-, with 328 students and a 14:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 21% in English Language Arts, 14% in Science and 12% in Math.
C-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- C-
- Grades
- K–5
- Enrollment
- 328
- Students per teacher
- 14:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts21%
Science14%
Math12%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Black55%
White16%
Hispanic15%
Two or more races13%
Asian0%
Native American0%
- Male / female
- 52% / 48%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 80%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- +1.9%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 322
Homes assigned to this school
1,081 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 5814 Rich RdClare, IL 60111$915K
- 2871 N 1st StDekalb, IL 60115$551K
- 3464 Sanborn LnDekalb, IL 60115$518K
- 3494 Baraboo LnDekalb, IL 60115$495K
- 2846 Wedgewood DrDekalb, IL 60115$480K
- 406 Billings CtDekalb, IL 60115$466K
- 436 Billings DrDekalb, IL 60115$455K
- 477 Larking AveDekalb, IL 60115$443K
- 2867 Wedgewood DrDekalb, IL 60115$434K
- 455 Larking AveDekalb, IL 60115$424K
- 3319 Meadow Trl WDekalb, IL 60115$418K
- 2570 Soros CtDekalb, IL 60115$404K
- 308 Kingsbury DrDekalb, IL 60115$394K
- 446 Red Wing LnDekalb, IL 60115$382K
- 510 Katherine CirDekalb, IL 60115$372K
- 409 Red Wing LnDekalb, IL 60115$360K
- 2717 Greenwood Acres DrDekalb, IL 60115$350K
- 701 Poplar LnDekalb, IL 60115$343K
- 3348 Meadow Trl EDekalb, IL 60115$334K
- 2802 Greenwood Acres DrDekalb, IL 60115$325K
- 2706 Greenwood Acres DrDekalb, IL 60115$312K
- 484 Bethany RdDekalb, IL 60115$302K
- 867 Oakland DrDekalb, IL 60115$293K
- 470 Red Wing LnDekalb, IL 60115$277K
- 3234 Napa CtDekalb, IL 60115$266K
- 3229 Sonoma CtDekalb, IL 60115$260K
- 3215 Napa CtDekalb, IL 60115$255K
- 707 Woodbridge CtDekalb, IL 60115$248K
- 2447 Meadow Creek DrSycamore, IL 60178$243K
- 2411 Meadow Creek DrSycamore, IL 60178$238K
- 2415 Meadow Creek DrSycamore, IL 60178$231K
- 687 Blackstone CtDekalb, IL 60115$226K
- 3238 Wineberry DrDekalb, IL 60115$221K
- 2443 Meadow Creek DrSycamore, IL 60178$210K
- 3212 Sonoma CtDekalb, IL 60115$200K
- 1253 Penny LnDekalb, IL 60115$187K
- 347 Quinlan AveDekalb, IL 60115
- 1397 Omega Circle DrDekalb, IL 60115
- Dekalb, IL 60115
- Dekalb, IL 60115
School details
- Address
- 3225 Sangamon Dr, Dekalb, IL 60115
- Phone
- (815) 754-9936
- Website
- dist428.org
- Setting
- Suburb - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 171200003572
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
- Founders Elementary SchoolGrades K–5 · 565 studentsD+
- 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+