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Schools in Sandoval Township · Centralia High School District 200, Sandoval Community Unit School District 501

Sandoval Township’s public schools score below 93% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Sandoval Township’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sandoval 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.

K–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
12%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Centralia High School District 200
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
429 students on the public path
In brief

Sandoval Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Centralia High School District 200 spends $21,397 per student and Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 $16,213, 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 Sandoval Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 7% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1062)Better than 5%
Towns in Marion County (17)Better than 12%
D−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 382 test results and a graduating class of 214 could put Sandoval Township anywhere from D− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sandoval Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (362 in math, 402 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sandoval Elem SchoolSandoval Community Unit School District 501D
7–8Sandoval Jr High SchoolSandoval Community Unit School District 501C
9–12Sandoval Sr High SchoolSandoval Community Unit School District 501C−

Sandoval Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sandoval Community Unit School District 501). From grade 9, students attend the Centralia High School District 200, shared with Brookside, Central City, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington, Irvington, Odin, Raccoon, Richview, Richview, Rome, Walnut Hill and Wamac. Parts of Sandoval Township (9% of its land) are served by Central City School District 133 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sandoval Township

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

Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 429 students · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,213IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandoval Community Unit School District 5018%
State average 25.8% · 212 students tested

Sandoval Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Sandoval Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sandoval TownshipDSandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
OdinDOdin Public School District 722 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Centralia—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · Central City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
BrooksideCWillow Grove School District 46 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Carrigan—Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Meridian—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Centralia High School District 200 with Sandoval Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sandoval Township

3 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).

District schools in Sandoval Townshipby address
Sandoval Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sandoval
D
221 students13:1Rate it →
Sandoval Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sandoval
C
84 students16:1Rate it →
Sandoval Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sandoval
C−
124 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sandoval Township’s schools

Are Sandoval Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sandoval Township children attend score below 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sandoval Township in?

Two districts: Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 runs grades PK–12, and Centralia High School District 200 runs grades 9–12, shared with Brookside, Central City, Centralia, Centralia, Grand Prairie, Irvington, Irvington, Odin, Raccoon, Richview, Richview, Rome, Walnut Hill and Wamac.

Where do Sandoval Township kids go to high school?

Sandoval Sr High School in Sandoval, with 124 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Sandoval Township’s graduation rate?

69% of the class of 2023 in Centralia High School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sandoval Township spend per student?

$21,397 in Centralia High School District 200 and $16,213 in Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 (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.