District Contact & Information
Source: NCES CCD 2024–25Schools in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
13 schools listed| School | Level | Grades | Students | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 523 | Cortland |
| DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr | Elementary | Pre-K | 281 | Dekalb |
| Founders Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 565 | Dekalb |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 328 | Dekalb |
| Jefferson Elem School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 308 | Dekalb |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 272 | DeKalb |
| Littlejohn Elem School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 362 | DeKalb |
| Malta Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 293 | Malta |
| Tyler Elementary School | Elementary | Kindergarten – 5th | 265 | De Kalb |
| Clinton Rosette Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 575 | DeKalb |
| Huntley Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 865 | Dekalb |
| Beyond One Barb Transition Center | High | 12th | — | Dekalb |
| DeKalb High School | High | 9th – 12th | 2,134 | Dekalb |
Zip Codes Served by DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
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About DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 is a public school district serving 3 zip codes in Illinois, primarily in DeKalb County. It carries an overall rating of 1/10 (Poor), the 8th percentile among Illinois districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (IAR 2023–24) and is ranked only against other Illinois districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
Schools in this district
NCES lists 13 schools operating under DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 — 9 elementary, 2 middle and 2 high. The largest by enrollment is DeKalb High School with 2,134 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.
Checking your own address
District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your assignment with the district office at (815)754-2330 before making a housing decision.