Cortland Elementary School
370 East Lexington Ave
Cortland IL, 60112, Dekalb County
Phone: 815-754-2360
Ranking: (1,527 out of 3,028, bottom 50%)*
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: | 31 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 548 | 525 | 534 | 376 | 413 | 310 | 307 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 58 | 15.4% | 68 | 16.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 115 | 21.0% | 107 | 20.4% | 90 | 16.9% | 52 | 13.8% | 43 | 10.4% | 59 | 19.0% | 57 | 18.6% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 19.3% | 85 | 16.2% | 86 | 16.1% | 43 | 11.4% | 66 | 16.0% | 55 | 17.7% | 55 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 15.0% | 81 | 15.4% | 74 | 13.9% | 62 | 16.5% | 61 | 14.8% | 58 | 18.7% | 52 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 14.6% | 74 | 14.1% | 103 | 19.3% | 53 | 14.1% | 63 | 15.3% | 50 | 16.1% | 42 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 13.1% | 88 | 16.8% | 92 | 17.2% | 53 | 14.1% | 63 | 15.3% | 44 | 14.2% | 44 | 14.3% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 17.0% | 90 | 17.1% | 87 | 16.3% | 55 | 14.6% | 49 | 11.9% | 43 | 13.9% | 57 | 18.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 285 | 52.0% | 263 | 50.1% | 266 | 49.8% | 191 | 50.8% | 192 | 46.5% | 147 | 47.4% | 141 | 45.9% |
Female: | 263 | 48.0% | 262 | 49.9% | 268 | 50.2% | 185 | 49.2% | 177 | 42.9% | 135 | 43.5% | 155 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 228 | 41.6% | 202 | 38.5% | 189 | 35.4% | 41 | 10.9% | 39 | 9.4% | 26 | 8.4% | 25 | 8.1% |
Black: | 24 | 4.4% | 36 | 6.9% | 34 | 6.4% | 42 | 11.2% | 61 | 14.8% | 38 | 12.3% | 37 | 12.1% |
White: | 273 | 49.8% | 259 | 49.3% | 283 | 53.0% | 275 | 73.1% | 270 | 65.4% | 223 | 71.9% | 235 | 76.5% |
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: | 12 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 55.3% | 290 | 55.2% | 156 | 29.2% | 105 | 27.9% | 107 | 25.9% | 69 | 22.3% | 55 | 17.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.6% | 23 | 4.4% | 178 | 33.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 20 | 4.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 14 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.97 | 11.39 | 17.51 | 18.80 | 18.77 | 18.20 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 85.8% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.1% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 88.5% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.8% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.0% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 86.3% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 74.5% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 74.8% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.2% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 73.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.2% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72.8% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.9% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 74.4% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.1% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.0% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87.4% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 87.1% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.9% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.8% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 75.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 77.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.3% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 73.6% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 74.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 53.8% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 71.7% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 74.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 77.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 87.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.6% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 77.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.1% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 77.8% | 80.9% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.4% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 85.4% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.7% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.6% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 84.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.1% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 82.6% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 59.0% | 59.4% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 72.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.5% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.8% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 79.6% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.9% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.2% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 60.8% | 58.9% |
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* Cortland Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.