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Schools in Lake Holiday · Sandwich Community Unit School District 430, Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Lake Holiday’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts

In Lake Holiday, 36% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Holiday, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#312of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Sandwich Community Unit School District 430
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,368 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Holiday’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 919 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Holiday’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 27% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 spends $15,265 per student and Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 $18,255, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Holiday’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (919)Better than 55%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,274 test results and a graduating class of 166 could put Lake Holiday anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lake Holiday’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,209 in math, 1,339 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Holiday, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Lake Holiday runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sandwich Community Unit School District 430). From grade PK, students attend the Somonauk Community Unit School District 432, shared with Adams, Northville, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor. Its elementary school is in Somonauk. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Holiday

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sandwich Community Unit School District 430Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,872 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,265IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 771 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,255IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sandwich Community Unit School District 43034%
State average 29.9% · 953 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandwich Community Unit School District 43025%
State average 25.8% · 864 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Somonauk Community Unit School District 43241%
State average 29.9% · 386 students tested
Math · PK–12, Somonauk Community Unit School District 43233%
State average 25.8% · 345 students tested

Lake Holiday vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lake Holiday’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake HolidayB+Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12
SomonaukA−Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Every school in Lake Holiday

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lake Holidayin other towns
James R Wood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Somonauk
B−
298 students10:1Rate it →
Lynn G Haskin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sandwich
B+
226 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie View Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sandwich
A
221 students18:1Rate it →
W W Woodbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sandwich
A
170 students18:1Rate it →
Somonauk Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Somonauk
A
249 students16:1Rate it →
Sandwich Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sandwich
B
420 students13:1Rate it →
Sandwich Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandwich
B
560 students13:1Rate it →
Somonauk High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somonauk
B−
224 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Holiday’s schools

Are Lake Holiday’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Holiday children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Holiday in?

Two districts: Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 runs grades PK–12, and Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 runs grades PK–12, shared with Adams, Northville, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor.

Where do Lake Holiday kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sandwich Community High School and Somonauk High School.

What is Lake Holiday’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lake Holiday spend per student?

$15,265 in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 and $18,255 in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.