Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDOVAL CUSD 501·NCES 173531004825
Sandoval Elementary School
300 E Perry Ave, Sandoval, IL 62882 · (618) 247-3450 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
163 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 8.4% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Sandoval Elementary School
Sandoval Elementary School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval Elementary School this school | 221 | 73.8% | 22.6% |
| Willow Elementary School Pekin | 192 | 75.0% | 37.0% |
| Odin Attendance Center K-8 Odin | 192 | 74.0% | 21.6% |
| Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School Mulkeytown | 258 | 72.5% | 27.3% |
| C B Smith Elementary School Pekin | 264 | 75.4% | 28.9% |
| Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Paris | 258 | 69.0% | 42.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Sandoval Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,522 of 1,925 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,677 of 2,077 ▲ 27 | #7 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,774 of 2,077 ▼ 51 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,974 of 2,419 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #892 of 2,035 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,562 of 2,042 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #661 of 2,132 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #263 of 1,461 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
221
-36 (-14%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 358
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 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 74% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 14.3 | 14.9:1 | 72% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 14.1 | 14.4:1 | 69% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 75% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 83% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandoval Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (298 to 221); teachers down 24% (22.5 to 17).
About Sandoval Elementary School
Sandoval Elementary School is a small elementary school in Sandoval CUSD 501, located in Sandoval, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 221 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 42% lower.
Sandoval Elementary School falls under Sandoval CUSD 501, which has 3 schools enrolling 429 students.
The student body at Sandoval Elementary School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Sandoval Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 74% of students. The 64% average for public schools in Marion County is 10 points lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.9% for Sandoval Elementary School. The school posts 22.6%, 6.3 points below the prediction.
Among Marion County residents, the median household income is $61,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Sandoval Elementary School, Marion County has 26 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Sandoval Jr High School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Sandoval Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Sandoval Elementary School had 257 students, to 2024-25, when it had 221.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,000
Census ACS
Median income
$61,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
5,636 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sandoval CUSD 501
- Sandoval Sr High SchoolHigh · 124 students
- Sandoval Jr High SchoolMiddle · 84 students
Other schools in Sandoval
- Sandoval Sr High SchoolHigh · 124 students
- Sandoval Jr High SchoolMiddle · 84 students
Other Sandoval Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sandoval Elementary. Sandoval Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sandoval Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Sandoval Jr High School0.8 mi · 84
- Sandoval Sr High School0.8 mi · 124
- Odin Attendance Center 9-123.3 mi · 67
- Odin Attendance Center K-83.3 mi · 192
- Central City Elementary School4.7 mi · 276
- Schiller Elementary School6.4 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Sandoval Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sandoval Elementary School?
Sandoval Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sandoval Elementary School serve?
Sandoval Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sandoval Elementary School have?
Sandoval Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sandoval Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sandoval Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Sandoval Elementary School public or private?
Sandoval Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sandoval CUSD 501.
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