Is Sandwich Middle School a good school?

Sandwich Middle School ranks 539 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sandwich Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 438 students attended Sandwich Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sandwich Middle School?

Students at Sandwich Middle School are 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Sandwich Middle School

Summary:

Sandwich Middle School is a public middle school serving 438 students in grades 6-8 in Sandwich, Illinois, which is part of the Sandwich CUSD 430 district.

Sandwich Middle School has some academic strengths, consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science proficiency. However, the school lags behind the state average in Mathematics proficiency. The school's Hispanic students perform significantly better than the state average, while its White and Special Education students perform below average. Sandwich Middle School has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2019-2020 to 16.0% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Somonauk Middle School and Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School consistently outperform Sandwich Middle School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, while Plano Middle School performs significantly worse across all subject areas. Sandwich Middle School's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are on par with nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond funding and class size may be contributing to the performance gaps.

Detail:

Public 6-8

600 S Wells St
Sandwich, IL 60548-2481

(815) 786-2138

District: Sandwich CUSD 430

SchoolDigger Rank:
539^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,968

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sandwich Middle School ranks better than 60.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.06. (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 Sandwich Middle School is $15,968.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sandwich Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandwich Middle School 539^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sandwich Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Sandwich CUSD 430:

SchoolDigger ranks Sandwich CUSD 430 363^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sandwich Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.46	519^th	1185	56.2%
2004	53.35	660^th	1204	45.2%
2005	48.33	729^th	1209	39.7%
2006	56.94	645^th	1272	49.3%
2007	55.15	679^th	1287	47.2%
2008	57.29	664^th	1293	48.6%
2009	55.12	699^th	1318	47.0%
2010	52.04	753^rd	1327	43.3%
2011	53.98	723^rd	1344	46.2%
2012	58.02	646^th	1365	52.7%
2013	57.27	589^th	1367	56.9%
2014	54.20	627^th	1322	52.6%
2015	48.65	567^th	1302	56.5%
2016	49.81	598^th	1294	53.8%
2017	55.85	502^nd	1293	61.2%
2018	54.92	532^nd	1293	58.9%
2019	59.93	487^th	1356	64.1%
2021	53.45	473^rd	1241	61.9%
2022	59.42	449^th	1369	67.2%
2023	56.41	491^st	1367	64.1%
2024	54.06	539^th	1363	60.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.91	325^th	602	46.0%
2019	35.27	459^th	792	42.0%
2021	36.06	321^st	548	41.4%
2022	34.67	485^th	781	37.9%
2023	44.21	343^rd	805	57.4%
2024	31.41	519^th	802	35.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.54	397^th	1161	65.8%
2019	60.63	373^rd	1217	69.4%
2021	63.87	227^th	1019	77.7%
2022	68.58	248^th	1221	79.7%
2023	53.46	482^nd	1234	60.9%
2024	58.58	400^th	1219	67.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.02	489^th	1226	60.1%
2019	60.74	449^th	1276	64.8%
2021	45.59	501^st	1017	50.7%
2022	56.70	448^th	1286	65.2%
2023	55.03	478^th	1275	62.5%
2024	54.74	483^rd	1251	61.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.24	299^th	674	55.6%
2024	42.28	298^th	639	53.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.53	524^th	1223	57.2%
2019	59.23	463^rd	1296	64.3%
2021	55.18	368^th	1048	64.9%
2022	60.46	415^th	1286	67.7%
2023	56.43	464^th	1292	64.1%
2024	52.62	509^th	1264	59.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.90	371^st	590	37.1%
2019	53.38	261^st	639	59.2%
2021	53.54	182^nd	517	64.8%
2022	55.51	218^th	662	67.1%
2023	57.36	209^th	661	68.4%
2024	50.69	260^th	643	59.6%

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Rank History for White students at Sandwich Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.21	559^th	889	37.1%
2019	41.22	537^th	905	40.7%
2021	39.08	470^th	813	42.2%
2022	46.93	449^th	898	50.0%
2023	40.86	514^th	895	42.6%
2024	39.22	530^th	875	39.4%

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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 Sandwich Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	593	2	44	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2003	593	2	44	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2004	590	3	3	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	644
2005	552	1	6	48	1	n/a	n/a	3	611
2006	529	1	3	45	0	n/a	n/a	6	584
2007	499	2	4	50	0	n/a	n/a	15	570
2008	515	2	2	57	0	n/a	n/a	15	591
2009	482	1	6	72	3	n/a	n/a	14	578
2010	478	0	4	67	2	n/a	n/a	14	565
2011	452	0	4	63	0	0	28	0	547
2012	469	0	2	54	0	0	25	0	550
2013	464	1	2	63	0	0	24	0	554
2014	469	1	5	72	0	0	1	0	548
2015	433	1	7	68	0	0	4	0	513
2016	374	1	9	61	0	0	4	0	449
2017	376	1	8	64	0	0	10	0	459
2018	365	1	8	70	1	0	11	0	456
2019	361	1	6	70	1	0	14	0	453
2020	306	1	4	74	0	0	14	0	399
2021	302	2	1	78	0	0	14	0	397
2022	293	5	1	85	1	0	14	0	399
2023	318	5	1	94	2	1	17	0	438

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Sandwich Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	684	42.5	16.1	12.9
2003	684	42.5	16.1	12.9
2004	644	40.5	15.9	14.6
2005	611	39.5	15.5	15.8
2006	584	41.0	14.2	16.6
2007	570	34.0	16.8	18.7
2008	591	34.0	17.4	16.8
2009	578	41.0	14.1	25
2010	565	41.0	13.7	33.9
2011	547	40.0	13.6	33.8
2012	550	40.0	13.7	33.3
2013	554	48.2	11.4	33.4
2014	548	38.0	14.4	39.8
2015	513	36.0	14.2	42.7
2016	449	31.0	14.4	38.1
2017	459	31.1	14.7	38.8
2018	456	32.0	14.2	39
2019	453	33.8	13.4	40.2
2020	399	32.8	12.1	36.6
2021	397	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	399	34.6	11.5	33.3
2023	438	33.5	13.0	44.3

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 Sandwich Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	684	42.5	16.1	12.9
2003	684	42.5	16.1	12.9
2004	644	40.5	15.9	14.6
2005	611	39.5	15.5	15.8
2006	584	41.0	14.2	16.6
2007	570	34.0	16.8	18.7
2008	591	34.0	17.4	16.8
2009	578	41.0	14.1	25
2010	565	41.0	13.7	33.9
2011	547	40.0	13.6	33.8
2012	550	40.0	13.7	33.3
2013	554	48.2	11.4	33.4
2014	548	38.0	14.4	39.8
2015	513	36.0	14.2	42.7
2016	449	31.0	14.4	38.1
2017	459	31.1	14.7	38.8
2018	456	32.0	14.2	39
2019	453	33.8	13.4	40.2
2020	399	32.8	12.1	36.6
2021	397	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	399	34.6	11.5	33.3
2023	438	33.5	13.0	44.3

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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