Is Sandridge Elementary School a good school?

Sandridge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sandridge Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 407 students attended Sandridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sandridge Elementary School?

Students at Sandridge Elementary School are 69% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sandridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sandridge Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bloom Trail High School

Sandridge Elementary School

Summary:

Sandridge Elementary School is a public school located in Lynwood, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 407 students. The school is part of the Sandridge School District 172, which is ranked 790 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandridge Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1641 and 2042 out of over 2,000 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 14.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 6.3% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades in the 2023-2024 school year. Sandridge Elementary School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.6% to 42.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students and low socioeconomic status students, whose rankings are in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools.

When comparing Sandridge Elementary School to the nearby Coolidge Elementary School, which is located just 3.61 miles away, it is clear that Sandridge is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Coolidge Elementary School has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (29.2%) and Mathematics (15.5%) across all grades. Despite Sandridge Elementary School's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,647 to $19,488 over the past few years, and its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 15.6 students per teacher, these factors alone do not seem to be enough to overcome the systemic issues the school is facing.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2950 Glenwood Dyer Rd
Lynwood, IL 60411-9755

(219) 257-2102

District: Sandridge School District 172

SchoolDigger Rank:
1934^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,458

Students who attend Sandridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bloom Trail High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 407

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.6%

Hispanic:

13.5%

White:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sandridge Elementary School ranks worse than 93.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.25. (See more...)

Compare Details Sandridge Elementary School ranks worse than 74.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.19. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sandridge Elementary School is $17,458.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sandridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandridge Elementary School 1934^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sandridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sandridge Elementary School 1017^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sandridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Sandridge School District 172:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandridge School District 172 790^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sandridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	41.88	1360^th	2020	32.7%
2004	29.65	1584^th	2030	22.0%
2005	24.97	1668^th	2022	17.5%
2006	42.16	1463^rd	2086	29.9%
2007	34.10	1621^st	2095	22.6%
2008	42.09	1420^th	2092	32.1%
2009	36.51	1532^nd	2120	27.7%
2010	35.89	1554^th	2139	27.3%
2011	20.57	1824^th	2147	15.0%
2012	14.40	1952^nd	2166	9.9%
2013	25.17	1699^th	2167	21.6%
2014	26.24	1621^st	2093	22.6%
2015	20.27	1701^st	2052	17.1%
2016	25.18	1565^th	2046	23.5%
2017	29.24	1436^th	2044	29.7%
2018	20.68	1624^th	2037	20.3%
2019	22.50	1641^st	2086	21.3%
2022	10.92	2042^nd	2082	1.9%
2023	11.81	1974^th	2077	5.0%
2024	13.25	1934^th	2067	6.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.78	1130^th	1765	36.0%
2019	25.64	1502^nd	1816	17.3%
2022	14.92	1721^st	1763	2.4%
2024	17.93	1658^th	1793	7.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.02	1669^th	1964	15.0%
2019	22.13	1633^rd	2019	19.1%
2022	10.55	1947^th	1970	1.2%
2023	16.48	1729^th	1957	11.7%
2024	15.85	1716^th	1942	11.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.10	1495^th	1972	24.2%
2019	24.53	1549^th	2019	23.3%
2022	12.59	1888^th	1977	4.5%
2023	10.36	1949^th	1984	1.8%
2024	11.97	1880^th	1959	4.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.47	276^th	698	60.5%
2019	51.60	266^th	711	62.6%
2022	26.81	582^nd	684	14.9%
2023	30.81	513^th	692	25.9%
2024	25.49	557^th	655	15.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.29	918^th	938	2.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.19	878^th	1185	25.9%
2004	14.53	1011^th	1204	16.0%
2005	25.86	923^rd	1209	23.7%
2006	21.21	1048^th	1272	17.6%
2007	30.16	987^th	1287	23.3%
2008	11.08	1159^th	1293	10.4%
2009	11.52	1195^th	1318	9.3%
2010	26.23	1058^th	1327	20.3%
2011	31.28	1038^th	1344	22.8%
2012	13.50	1234^th	1365	9.6%
2013	19.14	1155^th	1367	15.5%
2014	21.24	1100^th	1322	16.8%
2015	19.63	1085^th	1302	16.7%
2016	27.95	928^th	1294	28.3%
2017	24.32	994^th	1293	23.1%
2018	33.04	842^nd	1293	34.9%
2019	21.70	1081^st	1356	20.3%
2022	15.20	1239^th	1369	9.5%
2023	17.83	1163^rd	1367	14.9%
2024	24.19	1017^th	1363	25.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.95	406^th	1161	65.0%
2019	34.79	812^th	1217	33.3%
2022	21.66	1065^th	1221	12.8%
2023	22.78	1030^th	1234	16.5%
2024	37.04	747^th	1219	38.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.41	1048^th	1226	14.5%
2019	21.01	1025^th	1276	19.7%
2022	25.76	938^th	1286	27.1%
2023	24.15	964^th	1275	24.4%
2024	29.48	865^th	1251	30.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.95	598^th	1223	51.1%
2019	23.87	991^st	1296	23.5%
2022	12.52	1238^th	1286	3.7%
2023	14.13	1185^th	1292	8.3%
2024	19.14	1052^nd	1264	16.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.55	198^th	511	61.3%
2019	50.95	211^th	565	62.7%
2022	29.73	441^st	573	23.0%
2023	37.38	335^th	569	41.1%
2024	49.33	221^st	548	59.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sandridge Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	9.38	629^th	639	1.6%
2023	26.96	514^th	661	22.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Sandridge Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	239	2	2	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	254
1989	240	1	n/a	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	252
1990	263	n/a	n/a	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	277
1991	278	5	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
1992	275	3	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1993	293	4	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1994	273	3	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1995	279	17	0	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	324
1996	279	17	0	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	324
1997	265	17	0	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	312
1998	250	16	0	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
1999	261	31	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2000	272	37	0	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	342
2001	259	46	0	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2002	208	75	2	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	326
2003	208	75	2	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	326
2004	221	83	2	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	355
2005	216	85	1	46	0	n/a	n/a	14	362
2006	220	130	2	33	0	n/a	n/a	24	409
2007	229	133	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	39	435
2008	182	139	1	40	0	n/a	n/a	47	409
2009	175	151	1	50	2	n/a	n/a	60	439
2010	166	160	2	68	0	n/a	n/a	59	455
2011	112	118	1	67	0	0	117	0	415
2012	122	188	0	93	0	0	29	0	432
2013	97	187	0	75	0	0	39	0	398
2014	98	164	1	78	0	0	48	0	389
2015	83	184	0	79	0	0	49	0	395
2016	73	170	0	72	0	0	31	0	346
2017	67	196	0	62	0	0	30	0	355
2018	54	202	0	68	0	0	22	0	346
2019	48	209	0	59	0	0	28	0	344
2020	38	203	3	62	0	0	19	0	325
2021	33	212	3	73	0	0	17	0	338
2022	38	239	1	61	0	0	31	0	370
2023	37	279	2	55	0	0	34	0	407

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sandridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	254	15.6	16.2	n/a
1989	252	15.2	16.5	n/a
1990	277	15.2	18.2	n/a
1991	293	16.4	17.8	n/a
1992	291	17.7	16.4	n/a
1993	315	18.2	17.3	n/a
1994	300	19.0	15.8	n/a
1995	324	19.6	16.5	n/a
1996	324	19.6	16.5	n/a
1997	312	20.6	15.1	n/a
1998	300	22.8	13.2	n/a
1999	326	21.8	15.0	n/a
2000	342	21.8	15.7	n/a
2001	348	21.8	16.0	n/a
2002	326	22.8	14.3	n/a
2003	326	22.8	14.3	n/a
2004	355	20.8	17.1	n/a
2005	362	23.4	15.5	49.1
2006	409	25.2	16.2	66
2007	435	27.0	16.1	69.4
2008	409	24.0	17.0	76.2
2009	439	28.0	15.7	86
2010	455	29.0	15.6	83.1
2011	415	26.0	15.9	76.4
2012	432	27.0	16.0	71.3
2013	398	29.5	13.4	77.1
2014	389	22.0	17.6	77.1
2015	395	22.0	17.9	75.4
2016	346	25.0	13.8	54.6
2017	355	24.0	14.7	55.5
2018	346	24.6	14.0	67.6
2019	344	22.0	15.6	73.8
2020	325	23.5	13.8	98.8
2021	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	370	23.6	15.6	98.9
2023	407	27.0	15.0	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sandridge Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	254	15.6	16.2	n/a
1989	252	15.2	16.5	n/a
1990	277	15.2	18.2	n/a
1991	293	16.4	17.8	n/a
1992	291	17.7	16.4	n/a
1993	315	18.2	17.3	n/a
1994	300	19.0	15.8	n/a
1995	324	19.6	16.5	n/a
1996	324	19.6	16.5	n/a
1997	312	20.6	15.1	n/a
1998	300	22.8	13.2	n/a
1999	326	21.8	15.0	n/a
2000	342	21.8	15.7	n/a
2001	348	21.8	16.0	n/a
2002	326	22.8	14.3	n/a
2003	326	22.8	14.3	n/a
2004	355	20.8	17.1	n/a
2005	362	23.4	15.5	49.1
2006	409	25.2	16.2	66
2007	435	27.0	16.1	69.4
2008	409	24.0	17.0	76.2
2009	439	28.0	15.7	86
2010	455	29.0	15.6	83.1
2011	415	26.0	15.9	76.4
2012	432	27.0	16.0	71.3
2013	398	29.5	13.4	77.1
2014	389	22.0	17.6	77.1
2015	395	22.0	17.9	75.4
2016	346	25.0	13.8	54.6
2017	355	24.0	14.7	55.5
2018	346	24.6	14.0	67.6
2019	344	22.0	15.6	73.8
2020	325	23.5	13.8	98.8
2021	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	370	23.6	15.6	98.9
2023	407	27.0	15.0	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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