Carl Sandburg Elem School
Wheaton, IL · CUSD 200
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
383rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 82%· Stable
1345 Jewell Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
(630)682-2105NCES ID 174218004207Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Carl Sandburg Elem School 383rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 82% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 78th in 2019 to 82th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 402 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 60.0% | 59.7% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 22.6% | 17.7% | ▼ 4.9 pts | |
| Asian | 3.8% | 10.9% | ▲ 7.1 pts | |
| Black | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 3.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $506K in zip 60187 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Carl Sandburg Elem School
- #476Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 1 mi away476th of 2,105
ELA 67% ▲1 · Math 55% ▼8Compare - #238Emerson Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 1.1 mi away238th of 2,105
ELA 73% ▲7 · Math 69% ▲6Compare - #68Longfellow Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 1.1 mi away68th of 2,105
ELA 82% ▲16 · Math 82% ▲19Compare - #159Hawthorne Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 1.2 mi away159th of 2,105
ELA 77% ▲11 · Math 74% ▲11Compare - #260Washington Elementary SchoolCUSD 200 · 1.7 mi away260th of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲8 · Math 66% ▲3Compare - #110Whittier Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 1.8 mi away110th of 2,105
ELA 78% ▲12 · Math 79% ▲16Compare - –Winfield Primary SchoolWinfield SD 34 · 1.9 mi awayCompare
- #237Madison Elem SchoolCUSD 200 · 2 mi away237th of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲8 · Math 67% ▲4Compare
What school district is Carl Sandburg Elem School in?
Carl Sandburg Elem School is part of the CUSD 200 district in Wheaton, Illinois.
Is Carl Sandburg Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Carl Sandburg Elem School 383rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 82% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Carl Sandburg Elem School?
White 60%, Hispanic 18%, Asian 11%, Black 9% (402 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Carl Sandburg Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60187 is $506K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.