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Best Elementary Schools in Wheeling, IL

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Schools

2,055

Students

Top rankedBooth Tarkington Elementary School894^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Booth Tarkington Elementary School up 188 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Wheeling, Illinois is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, Booth Tarkington Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the group, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 894th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools. In contrast, Walt Whitman Elementary School appears to be the lowest-performing, with the lowest statewide ranking and test scores among the 4 schools.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the schools, with Booth Tarkington outperforming the other schools, the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, and the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The schools with the highest rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, such as Eugene Field Elementary and Mark Twain Elementary, tend to have the lowest test scores and rankings.

Across all 4 schools, the chronic absenteeism rate is consistently high at 25.4%, significantly above the state average. Additionally, there are disparities in per-student spending, with Walt Whitman Elementary spending the most at $22,119 per student and Eugene Field Elementary spending the least at $19,752 per student. These factors likely contribute to the performance differences observed among the schools in Wheeling, Illinois.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 E Merle Ln	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2785	524	41	12.7	74.4%	60 (11.5%)	24 (4.6%)	391 (74.6%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	22.6	1604^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	1499^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.5%	105	29.0	6.0	36.7	37.1	25.9	16.4	26.7	19.4	20.6	95.7	95.9	95.9	95.9		92.8	95.9		$21,463	$865	$20,598
Booth Tarkington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Scott St	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2775	540	38	14.2	45.4%	162 (30.0%)	20 (3.7%)	178 (33.0%)	143 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	55.6	894^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.5%		43.3	1082^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	47.7%	188	48.7	43.7	43.5	45.0	44.1	49.3	47.1	48.8	48.4	98.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	99.8	97.8	98.2		$22,628	$628	$22,000
Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Saint Armand Ln	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2780	613	39	15.9	75.0%	109 (17.8%)	12 (2.0%)	439 (71.6%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.5	1678^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.4%		20.3	1672^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	19.1%	6	20.6	26.0	27.0	28.7	27.4	23.7	24.3	17.6	21.3	96.4	95.7	95.7	95.7		96.4	98.6		$20,655	$604	$20,051
Walt Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Wille Ave	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2795	378	33	11.4	80.2%	50 (13.2%)	14 (3.7%)	289 (76.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	17.4	1734^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1873^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.4%	139	21.2	25.5	16.9	21.2	21.0	21.8	22.0	21.2	21.6	93.1	94.3	94.3	94.3		93.3	93.6	16.7	$23,060	$781	$22,279

Cities Near Wheeling

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo Grove	1.63 mi	12	114^th
Arlington Heights	1.73 mi	20	100^th
Prospect Heights	1.81 mi	6	87^th
Northbrook	2.77 mi	11	11^th
Mount Prospect	2.95 mi	16	281^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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