Enrollment
170
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sandwich, IL
Federal NCES profile for W W Woodbury Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
The verdict
W W Woodbury Elem School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median.
W W Woodbury Elem School has class sizes near the Illinois median. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, W W Woodbury Elem School ranks #3 of 3 schools in Sandwich, IL.
NCES ID 173537003695 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
170
Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.2:1
vs 14:1 Illinois avg
+1% vs state
How W W Woodbury Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians
Slightly above state median
14.2:1 - 0.2 above the Illinois state median of 14:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
W W Woodbury Elem School is a small combined-grade school in Sandwich, Illinois, enrolling 170 students.
At 14.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Illinois median, within a few percentage points of the 14:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Enrollment of 170 puts it in the smaller third of Illinois schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.
Its student body is led by White (71%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 44/100).
11.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Sandwich's public schools, it stands alongside Lynn G Haskin Elementary School (226 students): W W Woodbury Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (14.2:1 vs 12.6:1).
Sandwich Cusd 430 also operates Sandwich Community High School (560 students) and Sandwich Middle School (420 students) alongside W W Woodbury Elem School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
W W Woodbury Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Illinois | Illinois avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.2:1 | ▲ 1% | 14:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 170 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 70.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 44.0, W W Woodbury Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sandwich Cusd 430, which includes W W Woodbury Elem School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich Community High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Sandwich Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Herman E Dummer | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Lynn G Haskin Elementary School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Prairie View Elem School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to W W Woodbury Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
W W Woodbury Elem School has 170 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sandwich, IL.
The student-teacher ratio at W W Woodbury Elem School is 14.2:1, which is 1% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
The largest demographic group at W W Woodbury Elem School is White at 70.6% of enrollment, in Sandwich, IL.
W W Woodbury Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, W W Woodbury Elem School ranks #3 of 3 schools in Sandwich, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Sandwich on the city page.
W W Woodbury Elem School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Illinois median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides W W Woodbury Elem School, Sandwich Cusd 430 also operates Sandwich Community High School (560 students), Sandwich Middle School (420 students), and Herman E Dummer (275 students). See the Sandwich Cusd 430 district page for the complete list.
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