Herman E Dummer Middle School
422 South Wells St
Sandwich IL, 60548, Dekalb County
Phone: 815-786-8498
Ranking: 
(1,580 out of 3,028, bottom 48%)*
(1,580 out of 3,028, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Sandwich Community Unit School District 430
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 293 | 323 | 362 | 365 | 360 | 350 | 350 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 140 | 47.8% | 147 | 45.5% | 175 | 48.3% | 186 | 51.0% | 183 | 50.8% | 170 | 48.6% | 180 | 51.4% |
| Grade 5: | 153 | 52.2% | 176 | 54.5% | 187 | 51.7% | 179 | 49.0% | 177 | 49.2% | 180 | 51.4% | 170 | 48.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 150 | 51.2% | 164 | 50.8% | 190 | 52.5% | 186 | 51.0% | 172 | 47.8% | 143 | 40.9% | 184 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 143 | 48.8% | 159 | 49.2% | 172 | 47.5% | 179 | 49.0% | 161 | 44.7% | 182 | 52.0% | 152 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 12.6% | 36 | 11.1% | 43 | 11.9% | 44 | 12.1% | 32 | 8.9% | 32 | 9.1% | 53 | 15.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 246 | 84.0% | 269 | 83.3% | 299 | 82.6% | 305 | 83.6% | 307 | 85.3% | 299 | 85.4% | 283 | 80.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 14 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 32.8% | 99 | 30.7% | 47 | 13.0% | 98 | 26.8% | 91 | 25.3% | 63 | 18.0% | 67 | 19.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.1% | 15 | 4.6% | 73 | 20.2% | 31 | 8.5% | 23 | 6.4% | 20 | 5.7% | 14 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.47 | 11.69 | 14.48 | 14.60 | 14.69 | 14.30 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 87.0% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 69.0% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 73.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 58.9% |
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* Herman E Dummer Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.