Enrollment
84
Middle
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDOVAL CUSD 501·NCES 173531003688
Sandoval Jr High School
859 W Missouri Ave, Sandoval, IL 62882 · (618) 247-3361 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
66 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 39% |
Student demographics
28%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sandoval Jr High School→Sandoval Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Sandoval CUSD 501. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
13.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
3.7%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.4% | 3.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.1% | 5.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Jr High School
Sandoval Jr High School's state test result (11.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval Jr High School this school | 84 | 78.6% | 11.4% |
| Shawnee Jr High School Wolf Lake | 62 | 80.6% | 24.6% |
| Dupo Jr High School Dupo | 124 | 72.6% | 45.0% |
| Elverado Junior High School Vergennes | 69 | 68.1% | 48.7% |
| PLT Middle School Prophetstown | 148 | 70.9% | 53.9% |
| Lewis-Clark Jr High School Wood River | 171 | 72.5% | 29.6% |
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 Sandoval Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #655 of 691 |
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
84
+18 (+27%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 103
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 | 84 | 5.2 | 16.1:1 | 79% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 4.7 | 21.3:1 | 79% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 5.1 | 19.2:1 | 84% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 4 | 17.3:1 | 75% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 55 | 4 | 13.8:1 | 71% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 72% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandoval Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (69 to 84); teachers up 31% (4 to 5.2).
About Sandoval Jr High School
Sandoval Jr High School is a middle school in Sandoval, Illinois, reachable at (618) 247-3361. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 84 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Sandoval Jr High School is one of the 3 schools that make up Sandoval CUSD 501 (429 students in total).
Sandoval Jr High School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. By the diversity index, Sandoval Jr High School comes in at 28%.
Sandoval Jr High School's 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 79%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Marion County is 15 points.
allk12 grades Sandoval Jr High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Illinois with Sandoval Jr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 26.1%. Sandoval Jr High School scores 11.4%.
Among Marion County residents, median household income is about $61,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Sandoval Jr High School is one of 27 public schools in Marion County, which together enroll about 5,636 students.
Sandoval Sr High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Sandoval Jr High School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sandoval Jr High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 66 to 84.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Sandoval Jr High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Sandoval Sr High SchoolHigh · 124 students
Other schools in Sandoval
- Sandoval Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Sandoval Sr High SchoolHigh · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Sandoval Sr High School0.0 mi · 124
- Sandoval Elementary School0.8 mi · 221
- Odin Attendance Center K-84.1 mi · 192
- Odin Attendance Center 9-124.1 mi · 67
- Central City Elementary School4.7 mi · 276
- Schiller Elementary School6.4 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Sandoval Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sandoval Jr High School?
Sandoval Jr High School enrolls approximately 84 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sandoval Jr High School serve?
Sandoval Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandoval Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandoval Jr High School is approximately 16.1:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandoval Jr High School?
At Sandoval Jr High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sandoval Jr High School in?
Sandoval Jr High School is part of Sandoval CUSD 501.
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