Elementary · Illinois

Cortland Elementary School

Free meals for all

Cortland Elementary School, a public elementary school in Cortland, Illinois: grades k–5, 523 students, 13.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of DeKalb CUSD 428.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 523
Teachers (FTE): 40.0
Students per teacher: 13.1
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 49% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: DeKalb CUSD 428

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with DeKalb CUSD 428.

Location

Address: 370 E Lexington Ave, Cortland, IL 60112
Phone: (815)754-2360
City or town: Cortland
County: DeKalb County

Website Quality of life in Cortland Schools in Cortland

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Littlejohn Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	362	15.0	3.9 mi
Founders Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	565	14.6	3.9 mi
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	272	15.9	4.2 mi
Tyler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	265	14.0	4.7 mi
South Prairie Elementary School	Pre-K–5	456	16.6	4.8 mi
Jefferson Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	308	11.2	4.9 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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