DeKalb Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 40.9% of the students in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 814 students in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 333 (40.9%) passed.

The percentage of Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 4.2% compared to the previous school year.

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 roughly covers six schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Sandwich.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assesses the progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics.

According to the 2024 Illinois Report Card, math proficiency among Illinois students in grades 3-8 remains below pre-pandemic levels, while reading performance has recovered. Meanwhile, 11th graders have experienced significant declines in both subjects, falling below pre-pandemic benchmarks.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
W.W. Woodbury Elementary School	Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	48.9%	0%
Prairie View Elementary School	Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	38.1%	2.4%
Sandwich Middle School	Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	35.9%	4.6%
Herman E. Dummer School	Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	35.2%	5.2%
Lynn G. Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich Community Unit School District 430	33.3%	6.7%