Northville Township’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts
36% of students in Northville Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Northville Township, 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.
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.
Northville Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 996 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Northville Township’s, its schools beat 57%, 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.
What’s behind Northville Township’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northville Township, with each school’s own grade.
4th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
James R Wood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 298 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
Herman E Dummer
Grades 4–5 · 275 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
5th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Herman E Dummer
Grades 4–5 · 275 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 249 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
6th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 249 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
7th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 249 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
8th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 420 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 249 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
9th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk High School
Grades 9–12 · 224 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
10th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk High School
Grades 9–12 · 224 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
11th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk High School
Grades 9–12 · 224 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
12th grade in Northville Township · depends on your address
Sandwich Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 560 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sandwich
Somonauk High School
Grades 9–12 · 224 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Somonauk
Northville Township 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, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor. Its elementary school is in Somonauk. Parts of Northville Township (13% of its land) are served by Serena CUSD 2 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Northville Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Northville Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Northville Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northville Township | B+ | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12 |
| Mission | C | Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Fox | A− | Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Somonauk | — | Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12 · Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 |
| Serena | C | Serena CUSD 2 |
| Adams | B+ | Leland Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12 |
| Millington | — | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Sandwich | — | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 with Northville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Northville Township
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).
Questions about Northville Township’s schools
Are Northville Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Northville Township 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 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Northville Township 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, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor.
Where do Northville Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sandwich Community High School and Somonauk High School.
What is Northville Township’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 Northville Township 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.
Parents talk
What Northville Township families are saying about school.
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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.