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Summit School District 104

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At a glance

465^thof 738 Illinois districts▲ 111

Better than 36% of Illinois districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

7505 West 63rd Street
Summit Argo, IL 60501·(708) 458-0505·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 37% of districts

Schools

1,435

Students

Top rankedDr Donald Wharton Elementary School433^rd of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

W W Walker Elementary School up 461 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

W W Walker Elementary School 7.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Summit School District 104 includes five schools—four elementary schools and one middle school—with results reported across elementary and middle-school grades. In 2025–2026, the five-school average was 54% proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 39% in mathematics, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. These averages give each school equal weight. The clearest overall standout is Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School, which led the latest all-grades results in both subjects and also led reported elementary ELA results in grades 3, 4 and 5.

Wharton scored 78% in ELA and 51% in mathematics, respectively 23 and 11 points above state results. Its ELA score was 38 points higher than the lowest school result, Otis P Graves Elementary School’s 40%. Heritage Middle School had the lowest all-grades mathematics result, 29%—10 points below the state. Walsh Elementary School was second-highest in both subjects, at 57% in ELA and 50% in mathematics. Heritage’s all-grades results conceal a stronger grade 8: it exceeded state results in ELA, mathematics and science, while its grade 6 and 7 ELA and mathematics results were below state benchmarks.

Average results moved closer to state benchmarks between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: the five-school ELA average rose 8 points and the mathematics average rose 5 points. Gains were uneven: Wharton improved 17 points in ELA and 10 in mathematics, while Otis’s mathematics result fell 2 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also diverged: Wharton rose from the 21st to the 75th percentile over three years, while Heritage moved from the 39th to the 34th. Smaller size or a lower student–teacher ratio did not guarantee higher scores: W W Walker Elementary School had 130 students and a 7.9-to-1 ratio, compared with Wharton’s 114 students and 8.4-to-1 ratio, but lower results in both subjects. For 2024–2025, Otis and Walsh reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates of 97% and 96%; Heritage, Walker and Wharton reported all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). These measures are context, not explanations for scores, and the Community Eligibility measure is not a percentage.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7555 W 64th St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-0640	114	13	8.4	—	1 (0.9%)	21 (18.4%)	89 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	71.9	433^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	75.1%		61.5	772^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.5%	339			82.4	73.9	78.9				78.0	58.8	43.5	52.6				50.8	94.6%		$26,877	$3,230	$23,647
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7590	447	41	10.9	—	33 (7.4%)	20 (4.5%)	380 (85.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	33.6	741^st of 1126 public middle schools	34.2%		40.7	766^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.0%	25		53.4				46.1	28.4	72.7	47.9				25.8	22.7	40.5	29.2	100%		$25,259	$2,826	$22,433
Otis P Graves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7260	562	42	13.3	97.0%	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	544 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	19.3	1396^th of 1737 public elementary schools	19.6%		31.2	1404^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.7%	8	21.0		33.3	45.5	41.9				39.9	43.3	33.3	21.0				32.8	100%		$23,906	$2,676	$21,230
W W Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	7735 W 66th Pl	Bedford Park	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7150	130	16	7.9	—	20 (15.4%)	6 (4.6%)	95 (73.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	42	971^st of 1737 public elementary schools	44.1%		30.2	1432^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	30.4%	461			50.0		44.4				47.7	55.0						30.8	98.5%		$30,787	$2,873	$27,914
Walsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	5640 S 75th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7165	182	21	8.4	96.2%	15 (8.2%)	11 (6.0%)	139 (76.4%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	57.7	703^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	59.5%		51.7	969^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.9%	266			60.9	63.6	47.8				56.5	52.2	63.6					50.0	99.3%		$35,100	$2,593	$32,507

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Argo CHSD 217	0.3 mi	1	435^th
Chicago Public Schools District 299	0.52 mi	649	568^th
Indian Springs School District 109	1.45 mi	7	484^th
La Grange School District 105 South	2.29 mi	5	119^th
Burbank School District 111	2.36 mi	8	590^th

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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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