Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 383 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
- Ranks 1205th out of 2,453 elementary schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Shahran Spears
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Dekalb Community Unit School District - Cusd 428
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,881
- Graduation Rate: 84.8%
- Dropout Rate: 2.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.9
- Enrolled Students: 5,902
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 383
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 18.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 182 (47.5%)
- Females: 166 (43.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 17 (4.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 123 (32.1%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 140 (36.6%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 1 | 0.3% |
Black | 86 | 22.5% |
Asian | 15 | 3.9% |
Hispanic | 34 | 8.9% |
White | 212 | 55.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Pre-Kindergarten | 38 | 9.9% |
Kindergarten | 45 | 11.7% |
1st Grade | 72 | 18.8% |
2nd Grade | 61 | 15.9% |
3rd Grade | 66 | 17.2% |
4th Grade | 55 | 14.4% |
5th Grade | 46 | 12.0% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
95.7%
District:
94.5%
State:
93.9%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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