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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMHURST SD 205·NCES 171397001754
Sandburg Middle School
345 E Saint Charles Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · (630) 834-4534 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
43 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 36% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sandburg Middle School→York Comm High School
Based on grade levels within Elmhurst SD 205. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.2% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 66.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sandburg Middle School
Sandburg Middle School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburg Middle School this school | 633 | 6.8% | 78.2% |
| Bryan Middle School Elmhurst | 687 | 6.0% | 75.2% |
| Herrick Middle School Downers Grove | 626 | 10.5% | 73.3% |
| Spencer Crossing New Lenox | 544 | 7.2% | 56.7% |
| Alex M Martino Jr High School New Lenox | 591 | 10.8% | 58.8% |
| Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich | 599 | 15.4% | 78.8% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sandburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #8 of 578 | #2 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #24 of 640 ▼ 4 | #5 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #49 of 640 ▼ 15 | #11 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #182 of 691 | #21 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #222 of 558 | #26 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #305 of 560 | #43 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #580 of 581 | #42 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #286 of 440 | #21 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
633
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 633 | 51 | 12.4:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 48.2 | 12.9:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 50.3 | 12.3:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 54.9 | 12.5:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 35 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (689 to 633); teachers down 7% (54.9 to 51).
About Sandburg Middle School
Sandburg Middle School is a public medium-sized middle school in Elmhurst, Illinois. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 633 students. The school's enrollment is 37% above the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
The district, Elmhurst SD 205, has 8,280 students enrolled across 13 schools.
White students make up a majority at Sandburg Middle School, at 74%. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 65% White share among all DuPage County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Sandburg Middle School, 51 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.4:1. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Roughly 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 27 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sandburg Middle School is +10.6 points: 78.2% actual, 67.6% predicted.
Among DuPage County residents, the median household income is $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Sandburg Middle School is one of 277 public schools in the county.
Edison Elementary School is the public school closest to Sandburg Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sandburg Middle School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 645 students in 2020-21 and 633 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmhurst SD 205
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Elmhurst
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other Sandburg Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sandburg Middle. Sandburg Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Sandburg MiddleAlexandria, VA · 1,401 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolLevittown, PA · 729 students
- Sandburg MiddleGlendora, CA · 695 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolGOLDEN VALLEY, MN · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary School0.2 mi · 318
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 329
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.8 mi · 568
- Field Elementary School1.1 mi · 433
- Sunnyside Intermediate School1.2 mi · 344
- MacArthur Middle School1.2 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Sandburg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sandburg Middle School?
Sandburg Middle School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sandburg Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandburg Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandburg Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandburg Middle School?
At Sandburg Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sandburg Middle School public or private?
Sandburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elmhurst SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.