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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Cortland Elementary School is a Elementary in Cortland, IL. It currently serves 505 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:505
Number of Teachers: 40
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.54

Location Info

Location: 370 E Lexington Ave, Cortland, IL 60112
Mailing Address: 370 E Lexington Ave, Cortland, IL 60112-4417
Phone: (815)754-2360
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 87
Grade 2 89
Grade 3 91
Grade 4 80
Grade 5 83
Kindergarten 75
Gender/Sex of Cortland Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 258 51.09
Female 247 48.91
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Cortland Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 59 11.68
Hispanic/Latino 208 41.19
Two or more races 38 7.53
White 200 39.60
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 26 10.08
Hispanic/Latino 105 40.70
Two or more races 22 8.53
White 105 40.70
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 33 13.36
Hispanic/Latino 103 41.70
Two or more races 16 6.48
White 95 38.46

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 12 13.79
Hispanic/Latino 34 39.08
Two or more races 8 9.20
White 33 37.93
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 11.24
Hispanic/Latino 34 38.20
Two or more races 7 7.87
White 38 42.70
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 8 8.79
Hispanic/Latino 36 39.56
Two or more races 8 8.79
White 39 42.86
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 8.75
Hispanic/Latino 35 43.75
Two or more races 4 5.00
White 34 42.50
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 11 13.25
Hispanic/Latino 38 45.78
Two or more races 6 7.23
White 28 33.74
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 11 14.67
Hispanic/Latino 31 41.33
Two or more races 5 6.67
White 28 37.33