Top Wheeling Public Schools
- For the 2021 school year, there are 8 public schools in Wheeling, IL, serving 5,348 students. Wheeling has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Illinois.
- Wheeling, IL public schools have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Illinois public school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 37% statewide average). Schools in Wheeling have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Illinois public schools.
- The top ranked public schools in Wheeling, IL are Booth Tarkington Elementary School, Wheeling High School and Jack London Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public school average of 52% (majority Hispanic).
- The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Illinois public school average of 15:1.
Top Wheeling, IL Public Schools (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Grades Students
- Booth Tarkington Elementary School Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%Rank:7/Top 50%310 Scott St10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2775
Grades: PK-5 | 443 students
- Wheeling High School Math: 40% | Reading: 36%Rank:7/Top 50%900 S Elmhurst Rd10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 718-7000
Grades: 9-12 | 1,717 student
- Jack London Middle School Math: 24% | Reading: 35%Rank:5/Bottom 50%1001 W Dundee Rd10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2745
Grades: 6-8 | 678 students
- Oliver W Holmes Middle School Math: 16% | Reading: 20%Rank:3/Bottom 50%221 S Wolf Rd10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2790
Grades: 6-8 | 754 students
- Mark Twain Elementary School Math: 23% | Reading: 9%Rank:3/Bottom 50%515 E Merle Ln10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2785
Grades: PK-5 | 474 students
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- Eugene Field Elementary School Math: 18% | Reading: 15%Rank:3/Bottom 50%51 Saint Armand Ln10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2780
Grades: K-5 | 568 students
- Walt Whitman Elementary School Math: 15% | Reading: 13%Rank:2/Bottom 50%133 Wille Ave10
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2795
Grades: PK-5 | 500 students
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Ec School200 Glendale St
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 465-7290
Grades: PK | 214 students
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