For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 409 students in Sandridge School District 172. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Sandridge School District 172 have an average math proficiency score of 4% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 3% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public elementary school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
3,102 Schools
# Students
409 Students
1,187,593 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
89,912 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sandridge School District 172, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#857 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.69
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
6%
% Hispanic
11%
28%
% Black
73%
17%
% White
7%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,685 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,264 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,685
$22,423
Spending / Student
$14,264
$21,662
Best Sandridge School District 172 Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sandridge Elementary School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 3%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2950 Glenwood Dyer Rd
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(219) 257-2102
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(219) 257-2102
Gr: PK-8 | 409 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
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