Founders Elementary School (DeKalb CUSD 428 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Founders Elementary School is a Elementary in Dekalb, IL. It currently serves 543 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in DeKalb CUSD 428 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:543

Number of Teachers: 36

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.16

Location Info

Location: 821 S 7th St, Dekalb, IL 60115

Mailing Address: 821 S 7th St, Dekalb, IL 60115-4572

Phone: (815)754-3800

Website: http://www.dist428.org

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	86
Grade 2	95
Grade 3	88
Grade 4	88
Grade 5	83
Kindergarten	103

Gender/Sex of Founders Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	303	55.80
Female	240	44.20

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Founders Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.37
Asian	2	0.37
Black or African American	160	29.47
Hispanic/Latino	221	40.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.18
Two or more races	41	7.55
White	116	21.36

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.33
Asian	2	0.66
Black or African American	83	27.39
Hispanic/Latino	118	38.94
Two or more races	24	7.92
White	75	24.75

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.42
Black or African American	77	32.08
Hispanic/Latino	103	42.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.42
Two or more races	17	7.08
White	41	17.08

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.16
Asian	1	1.16
Black or African American	16	18.61
Hispanic/Latino	41	47.67
Two or more races	7	8.14
White	20	23.26

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.05
Asian	1	1.05
Black or African American	27	28.42
Hispanic/Latino	38	40.00
Two or more races	6	6.32
White	22	23.16

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	23	26.14
Hispanic/Latino	27	30.68
Two or more races	9	10.23
White	29	32.96

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	36	40.91
Hispanic/Latino	35	39.77
Two or more races	6	6.82
White	11	12.50

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	25	30.12
Hispanic/Latino	38	45.78
Two or more races	5	6.02
White	15	18.07

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	33	32.04
Hispanic/Latino	42	40.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.97
Two or more races	8	7.77
White	19	18.45