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What's one thing Sandwich Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
420
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDWICH CUSD 430·NCES 173537004314
Sandwich Middle School
600 S Wells St, Sandwich, IL 60548 · (815) 786-2138 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
215 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 127 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 37% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Sandwich Middle School→Sandwich Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sandwich CUSD 430. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 21.5% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sandwich Middle School
Sandwich Middle School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich Middle School this school | 420 | 51.2% | 44.4% |
| Shabbona Middle School Morris | 360 | 48.3% | 42.4% |
| Parkside Middle School Peru | 372 | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| Shepherd Middle School Ottawa | 353 | 54.7% | 35.6% |
| Central Intermediate School Ottawa | 339 | 56.3% | 38.8% |
| Pontiac Jr High School Pontiac | 326 | 50.0% | 26.0% |
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 Sandwich Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #275 of 578 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #346 of 640 ▲ 22 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #394 of 640 ▼ 91 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #351 of 691 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #286 of 558 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #328 of 560 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #281 of 581 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #290 of 440 | N/A |
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
420
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 547
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 | 420 | 32.2 | 13.0:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 32.6 | 13.2:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 33.6 | 13.0:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 39% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 38% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 34% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandwich Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (456 to 420); teachers up 1% (32 to 32.2).
About Sandwich Middle School
Sandwich Middle School is a public middle school in Sandwich, Illinois. It reported 420 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Sandwich CUSD 430 counts 1,872 students in its 6 schools, and Sandwich Middle School is one of them.
The largest group at Sandwich Middle School is White students, at 73%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. DeKalb County residents are about 74% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Based on 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sandwich Middle School has a ratio of 13.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 51%. The figure for public schools in DeKalb County is close, at 48%.
A school with Sandwich Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 42.0%. Sandwich Middle School scores 44.4%, 2.5 points above that line.
Census data for DeKalb County show median household income comes to about $70,724, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 43 public schools and about 16,328 students.
Herman E Dummer sits less than a tenth of a mile from Sandwich Middle School. Sandwich Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Sandwich Middle School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Sandwich Middle School is Suburb: Large.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 397 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sandwich CUSD 430
- Sandwich Community High SchoolHigh · 560 students
- Herman E DummerElementary · 275 students
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- W W Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Sandwich
- Sandwich Community High SchoolHigh · 560 students
- Herman E DummerElementary · 275 students
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- W W Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Indian Valley Area Voc CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Herman E Dummer0.1 mi · 275
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary School0.1 mi · 226
- Sandwich Community High School0.2 mi · 560
- W W Woodbury Elementary School0.5 mi · 170
- Prairie View Elementary School1.3 mi · 221
- James R Wood Elementary School3.6 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Sandwich Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sandwich Middle School?
Sandwich Middle School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sandwich Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandwich Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sandwich Middle School have?
Sandwich Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sandwich Middle School?
Student demographics at Sandwich Middle School are roughly 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandwich Middle School?
Sandwich Middle School is overseen by Sandwich CUSD 430 in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.