W W Woodbury Elem School

W W Woodbury Elem School operates as a close-knit primary school in Sandwich, Illinois, run under Sandwich CUSD 430. Current enrollment sits at 170 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 6 schools in Sandwich CUSD 430 (1,872 students total), W W Woodbury Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, W W Woodbury Elem School shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to DeKalb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, W W Woodbury Elem School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting W W Woodbury Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), W W Woodbury Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.0%; W W Woodbury Elem School posts 58.3%, +14.3 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) logs that median household income runs about $70,724, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), W W Woodbury Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Herman E Dummer, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W W Woodbury Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W W Woodbury Elem School has shrank 7%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 18% to 25%.

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