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Littlejohn Elementary School
1121 School St
Dekalb IL, 60115, Dekalb County
Phone: 815-754-2258
Ranking: 
(1,929 out of 3,028, bottom 36%)*
(1,929 out of 3,028, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 355 | 370 | 371 | 470 | 480 | 480 | 510 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.5% | 38 | 10.2% | 27 | 5.7% | 30 | 6.3% | 60 | 12.5% | 56 | 11.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 14.9% | 54 | 14.6% | 73 | 19.7% | 79 | 16.8% | 82 | 17.1% | 77 | 16.0% | 89 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.2% | 70 | 18.9% | 55 | 14.8% | 76 | 16.2% | 68 | 14.2% | 84 | 17.5% | 88 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 15.5% | 56 | 15.1% | 51 | 13.7% | 72 | 15.3% | 93 | 19.4% | 82 | 17.1% | 74 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 15.8% | 46 | 12.4% | 46 | 12.4% | 80 | 17.0% | 81 | 16.9% | 62 | 12.9% | 60 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 13.8% | 55 | 14.9% | 53 | 14.3% | 72 | 15.3% | 65 | 13.5% | 58 | 12.1% | 65 | 12.7% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 14.9% | 54 | 14.6% | 55 | 14.8% | 64 | 13.6% | 61 | 12.7% | 57 | 11.9% | 78 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 161 | 45.4% | 174 | 47.0% | 186 | 50.1% | 241 | 51.3% | 242 | 50.4% | 196 | 40.8% | 268 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 194 | 54.6% | 196 | 53.0% | 185 | 49.9% | 229 | 48.7% | 196 | 40.8% | 247 | 51.5% | 221 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 24.5% | 88 | 23.8% | 92 | 24.8% | 241 | 51.3% | 213 | 44.4% | 212 | 44.2% | 235 | 46.1% |
| Black: | 58 | 16.3% | 53 | 14.3% | 54 | 14.6% | 48 | 10.2% | 52 | 10.8% | 36 | 7.5% | 37 | 7.3% |
| White: | 180 | 50.7% | 201 | 54.3% | 192 | 51.8% | 155 | 33.0% | 176 | 36.7% | 197 | 41.0% | 216 | 42.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 7.9% | 25 | 6.8% | 32 | 8.6% | 22 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 53.8% | 192 | 51.9% | 129 | 34.8% | 283 | 60.2% | 238 | 49.6% | 200 | 41.7% | 248 | 48.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 8.7% | 54 | 14.6% | 104 | 28.0% | 27 | 5.7% | 44 | 9.2% | 38 | 7.9% | 51 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.68 | 13.05 | 19.53 | 19.58 | 17.78 | 14.30 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 89.1% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 87.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 92.8% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 88.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.3% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 55.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 74.5% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 74.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 73.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.8% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 74.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 76.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 74.4% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 89.0% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.4% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 84.8% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.1% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 52.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 77.8% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 75.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 77.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 73.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 74.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 73.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 53.8% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.8% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 80.6% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.1% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 77.8% | 80.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 83.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 85.4% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 84.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 59.0% | 59.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.0% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.8% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 79.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 72.9% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 60.8% | 58.9% |
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* Littlejohn Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.