Top Rankings
Wheeling CCSD 21 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,870 students in Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Wheeling CCSD 21 School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
13 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
5,832 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
474 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Wheeling CCSD 21 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#472 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)25%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.71
# American Indian Students
26 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
639 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
11%
5%
# Hispanic Students
2,962 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
51%
29%
# Black Students
124 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
1,882 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
32%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
197 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
340
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
613
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
593
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
601
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
603
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
629
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
583
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
574
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
649
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
647
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,028 is higher than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,114 is higher than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$152 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$147 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,028
$22,158
Spending / Student
$25,114
$21,406
Best Wheeling CCSD 21 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cooper Middle School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1050 Plum Grove Cir
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 520-2750
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 520-2750
Grades: 6-8
| 649 students
Rank: #22.
Jack London Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1001 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2745
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2745
Grades: 6-8
| 569 students
Rank: #33.
Oliver W Holmes Middle School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
221 S Wolf Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2790
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-2790
Grades: 6-8
| 652 students
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