Sandoval Elem School

Sandoval Elem School, a roomy primary school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, hosts 736 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 93% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Sandoval Elem School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sandoval Elem School records that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 2% Black, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, Sandoval Elem School records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sandoval Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.6%; this one delivers 29.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Sandoval Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Hernandez Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sandoval Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sandoval Elem School has decreased 24%, going from 972 students in 2018 to 736 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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