📍 422 S Wells St, Sandwich, DeKalb County, 60548
Herman E Dummer is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sandwich, DeKalb County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sandwich CUSD 430 school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herman E Dummer enrolls 257 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 257 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Herman E Dummer is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Herman E Dummer is one of 6 schools in Sandwich CUSD 430, based in Sandwich, Illinois. The district serves 1,872 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 257 students, Herman E Dummer is smaller than the district average of about 312 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large