The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Science. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Sheridan Elem School
Sheridan Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through fourth grade in a rural farming village in northeastern LaSalle County. The school enrolls roughly a hundred and thirty students, drawn from a community that is predominantly white, with a smaller presence of Hispanic families and a very small number of students of other racial backgrounds. The school is part of Serena CUSD 2, a small consolidated district spanning three towns.
The village itself is quiet and agricultural. Sheridan sits in open country where streets quickly give way to fields, and most residents outside the village center work in farming. The Sheridan Correctional Center, a state prison about a mile south of the village, is the region's other major employer. Residents who need groceries, a hospital, or other services drive roughly ten to fifteen miles to nearby towns. There is no fixed public transit in Sheridan itself; the nearest Amtrak stop is in Plano, and Chicago is roughly an hour away by car.
Housing in the area is modest and accessible. Median home values in the zip code sit below the Illinois state benchmark and well below the national one. The market has been steady, with homes typically on the market for a modest time and demand holding firm. The affordability profile is favorable: estimated monthly mortgage payments and rent costs are both well below what median household income would bear.
On state math and English assessment results, Sheridan Elementary's proficiency rates are below where a parent would hope to see them. In third grade, roughly four in ten students met the state's math proficiency standard on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, and three in ten met it in English. Fourth grade showed similar or softer results, with three in ten meeting the math standard and fewer than half meeting the English one. Science results from an earlier state assessment period showed stronger performance, though those results are several years old and use a different assessment. All tested students participated in the recent assessments.
When positioned against other districts in LaSalle County, Sheridan Elementary's overall proficiency index sits slightly above the midpoint among the county's schools. No graduation rate is available because the school does not serve high school grades. Chronic absenteeism data was not provided, so it is not possible to assess attendance patterns.
The school is a regular public elementary building with no specialized programs or charter status mentioned in the available data. Free or reduced price lunch information and English learner enrollment were not available. The school website was not located, so details about specific instructional approaches, staffing, or specialized supports are not on hand.
The district brief found no recent referendum or major curriculum change to report. Parents considering Sheridan Elementary may want to look into the school's current literacy and numeracy interventions and ask directly about what the school is doing to address the gap between current proficiency levels and state targets, especially in the upper elementary grades where the assessments show particular weakness. The small size and rural location offer a tight-knit peer environment typical of country schools, but families should understand that academic support and specialized services may be more limited than in larger districts.
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