The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in Math. The lowest is 73% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lynn G Haskin Elementary School
Lynn G Haskin Elementary School is a small public elementary school serving prekindergarten through third grade in Sandwich, a quiet agricultural-edge city in DeKalb County. The school enrolls a modest student population, with class sizes small and stable across its grade bands. About three-quarters of the enrollment is white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and smaller numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. The school's free-or-reduced-price lunch rate data was not available, so a parent may want to look into that directly with the school to understand the economic context of the student body.
On state testing, third-grade math proficiency stands solidly above the midpoint among the county's districts in the overall proficiency index. English language arts results for third grade are somewhat lower than math, though still above the county median. Notably, the school only reports testing data for third grade; data for fourth through eighth grade do not appear in the available results. This reflects the school's actual grade band: Haskin serves only through third grade, and students transition to other schools for fourth grade and beyond. This is a direct result of a district restructuring that took effect in 2025-26, in which the three elementary schools (including Haskin) expanded from kindergarten-third grade to kindergarten-fourth grade. That shift reallocated fifth graders to Herman Dummer Elementary, which now functions as a fifth-grade-only building attached to Sandwich Middle School. Parents enrolling at Haskin should understand this new grade span and be prepared for a transition to a different building after third grade.
The school sits in a town with renewed momentum. Sandwich recently completed a major downtown Main Street reconstruction and launched new residential development in the Fairwind subdivision after years of stalled growth. Housing values have risen and show year-over-year appreciation. The town has civic anchors including the Sandwich Public Library, a renovated downtown, and the historic Sandwich Fair. Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital anchors local employment, and manufacturing and small retail have expanded. While Sandwich is car-dependent outside the historic core, it has a defined small-town character with antique shops and a museum in a repurposed mill, and the Walk Score for downtown reflects genuine walkability.
The school itself sits at 720 South Wells Street, well positioned within the residential core of Sandwich. With enrollment of just over two hundred students across five grades, including a smaller pre-K cohort, Haskin is intimate in scale. This supports the kind of close school-community relationships typical of small-town elementary schools, though it also means fewer specialty program offerings and less depth in specific curricular tracks than larger districts can sustain.
Parents considering Haskin should plan for the grade transition after third grade and confirm with the school whether the kindergarten-fourth-grade configuration will be in place by the time their child enrolls. The recently published test results show solid early math proficiency and adequate reading performance at the one grade tested, positioning the school competitively within its county peer set. The broader context of Sandwich's renewal and the school's stable position as part of a four-school district suggests a stable educational home for the early elementary years.
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