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Sandoval Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Sandoval Senior High School is a public high school in Sandoval, Illinois, serving 119 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high poverty rates, and high chronic absenteeism.

Sandoval Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with only 20.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, 12.5% in ACT Mathematics, and 29.2% in ACT Science. The school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.19% to 88.7%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 50.8% in recent years, which is often linked to lower academic achievement. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been below 90% in recent years, ranging from 74.2% to 89.0%.

When comparing Carlyle High School, Salem Community High School, Patoka Senior High School, Centralia High School, and Odin Attendance Center 9-12 to Sandoval Senior High School, it becomes clear that Sandoval is significantly underperforming academically. The nearby schools generally have higher rankings, better test scores, and higher graduation rates. While Sandoval Senior High School is currently struggling, the data indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right interventions and support.

124

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,487

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

859 W Missouri Ave
Sandoval, IL 62882-1031

(618) 247-3361

District: Sandoval CUSD 501

Feeder schools for Sandoval Senior High School:

Elementary:	Sandoval Elementary School
Middle:	Sandoval Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

6.5%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (74% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Illinois avg48%

557^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

792^nd of 811Sandoval CUSD 501 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	557 of 698	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	490 of 697	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	595 of 699	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	667 of 699	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	633 of 688	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	611 of 701	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	540 of 647	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	609 of 642	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	563 of 643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	531 of 614	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	488 of 670	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.9	421 of 670	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	522 of 665	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	539 of 655	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	512 of 643	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	537 of 632	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	542 of 624	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	427 of 612	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	10.5	528 of 596	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	509 of 590	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.0	247 of 592	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	41.2	408 of 586	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	353 of 491	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	549 of 685	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	427 of 664	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	532 of 656	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	643 of 658	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	589 of 665	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	512 of 620	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	505 of 672	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	344 of 639	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	510 of 644	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	594 of 626	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	528 of 585	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	501 of 685	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	484 of 668	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	618 of 664	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	569 of 653	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	530 of 619	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	458 of 527	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	543 of 564	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	473 of 554	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	552 of 557	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	558 of 560	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	547 of 553	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	549 of 552	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	528 of 548	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-20 vs state

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandoval Senior High School	Public	9-12	859 W Missouri Ave	Sandoval	62882	Marion County	Sandoval CUSD 501	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 247-3361	124	10	12.9	82.3%	108 (87.1%)	4 (3.2%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	21.6	557^th of 698 public high schools	20.2%		27.7	490^th of 697 public high schools	29.7%	67	46.4	22.2	10.7	5.6	53.6	13.9	20.8	12.5	29.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	91.5	$14,487	$2,505	$11,982
Odin Attendance Center 9-12	Public	9-12	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-4183	67	9	7.6	55.2%	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	42.2	416^th of 698 public high schools	40.4%		11.7	645^th of 697 public high schools	7.5%	229	78.9	40.0	26.3	0.0	42.1	30.0	50.0	21.4	42.9	100.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	100.0	98.6	100.0	100.0	$17,508	$1,397	$16,111
Centralia Alternative School	Public	7-12	501 N Elm St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 918-2733	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Safe School Program Centralia	Public	6-12	501 N Elm St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 918-2733	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Centralia High School	Public	9-12	2100 E Calumet St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia HSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 532-7391	887	72	12.2	64.1%	613 (69.1%)	108 (12.2%)	61 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.4%)	43.9	402^nd of 698 public high schools	42.4%		47.4	329^th of 697 public high schools	52.8%	73	54.5	46.4	21.4	22.8	44.4	35.5	44.5	32.2	41.2									$21,549	$1,384	$20,165
Salem Community High School	Public	9-12	1200 N Broadway Ave	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem CHSD 600	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 548-0727	706	44	15.9	44.8%	666 (94.3%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	47.2	373^rd of 698 public high schools	46.6%		60.9	218^th of 697 public high schools	68.7%	155	58.9	45.9	30.0	21.2	40.5	34.5	50.9	33.5	43.1	98.2	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.4	98.1	99.2	97.5	$13,193	$592	$12,601
Patoka Senior High School	Public	9-12	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 432-5440	61	7	8.5	36.1%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	49.4	355^th of 698 public high schools	49.1%		31.2	464^th of 697 public high schools	33.4%	109	90.0	36.8	40.0	5.3	70.0	36.8	42.9	7.1	42.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,958	$434	$22,525
Carlyle High School	Public	9-12	1461 12th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 594-2453	281	27	10.4	52.3%	257 (91.5%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	67.1	194^th of 698 public high schools	72.2%		67.1	178^th of 697 public high schools	74.5%	16	60.3	61.5	35.9	32.3	43.6	56.9	56.0	54.0	52.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.7	94.6	$17,984	$841	$17,143

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandoval Senior High School

What schools feed into Sandoval Senior High School?

Sandoval Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sandoval Elementary School
Middle : Sandoval Junior High School

Is Sandoval Senior High School a good school?

Sandoval Senior High School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Sandoval Senior High School in?

Sandoval CUSD 501

How many students attend Sandoval Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Sandoval Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Sandoval Senior High School?

Students at Sandoval Senior High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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