Wheeling CCSD 21

Summary:

The Wheeling CCSD 21 district in Illinois serves 12 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 3 middle schools, but no high schools or alternative schools. The district as a whole is ranked 600 out of 811 in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as performing better than the average. Henry W Longfellow Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that exceed the district and state averages. J.W. Riley Elementary School also demonstrates strong academic performance, with the highest overall English Language Arts proficiency and the highest 3rd grade Math proficiency in the district. Additionally, Booth Tarkington Elementary School has English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates above the district and state levels. At the middle school level, Cooper Middle School stands out with the highest proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects compared to the other middle schools in the district.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the district. Schools with higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Oliver W. Holmes Middle School, Mark Twain Elementary, and Walt Whitman Elementary, tend to have lower academic proficiency rates. Additionally, the middle schools in the district, particularly Oliver W. Holmes and Jack London, have lower proficiency rates compared to the elementary schools, indicating potential challenges at the middle school level.

District Detail

959 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090

(847) 537-8270

SchoolDigger Rank:
600^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 6,298

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% Meningococcal (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	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	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jack London Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Dundee Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2745	628	65	9.6	63.5%	188 (29.9%)	15 (2.4%)	345 (54.9%)	56 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	48.2	649^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.6%		47.3	630^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.8%	19		47.9				36.2	46.2	55.0	45.9				18.5	33.3	38.3	30.2	98.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1		93.4	$23,300	$576	$22,724
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
Cooper Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Plum Grove Cir	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 520-2750	732	57	12.9	56.0%	440 (60.1%)	18 (2.5%)	175 (23.9%)	75 (10.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	67.8	392^nd of 1368 public middle schools	71.3%		64.5	400^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.7%	8		57.9				53.1	47.2	64.4	54.4				40.4	47.6	45.0	44.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.8	89.5	98.7		94.9	$20,945	$597	$20,348
J W Riley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1209 E Burr Oak Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 670-3400	319	33	9.8	34.8%	205 (64.3%)	8 (2.5%)	47 (14.7%)	40 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	68.8	625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.6%		61.7	706^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.8%	81	60.5		67.9	56.8	50.0				59.1	71.4	45.9	34.1				52.6	98.1	97.8	97.8	97.8		95.5	98.1			$21,942	$565	$21,377
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 N Aspen Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 803-4815	532	37	14.3	57.9%	117 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	257 (48.3%)	114 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	27.1	1506^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.9	1686^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.4%	180	27.9		25.0	29.6	32.8				29.0	41.2	32.1	16.4				30.2	95.2	95.6	95.6	95.6	11.5	94.1	95.0	11.5		$21,476	$809	$20,667
Edgar A Poe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 N Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 670-3200	317	34	9.3	50.5%	224 (70.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.7%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	49.8	1003^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	51.2%		55.4	815^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.6%	188	44.8		22.4	53.1	43.3				38.0	35.1	53.1	48.3				44.4	94.2	94.7	94.7	94.7		85.3	94.4			$19,541	$633	$18,909
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
Henry W Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 S Arlington Heights Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 520-2755	510	35	14.5	24.5%	329 (64.5%)	7 (1.4%)	60 (11.8%)	84 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.5%)	67.7	652^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.4	657^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.2%	5	60.0		42.2	55.3	55.7				50.6	57.8	53.9	54.4				55.5	97.3	97.5	97.5	97.5		96.9	98.9			$19,879	$565	$19,314
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
Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	221 S Wolf Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2790	615	56	10.9	71.2%	84 (13.7%)	29 (4.7%)	447 (72.7%)	37 (6.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	19.7	1121^st of 1368 public middle schools	18.1%		22.4	1055^th of 1363 public middle schools	22.6%	66		27.6				21.7	24.0	34.2	26.8				10.1	19.7	12.8	14.0	99.2	98.7	98.7	98.7		98.0	99.2		97.7	$22,432	$591	$21,841
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	655 Golfview Ter	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2760	590	43	13.7	71.2%	264 (44.7%)	18 (3.1%)	223 (37.8%)	48 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	32.8	1364^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.7%		45.4	1037^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.8%	327	30.0		33.7	25.3	42.9				33.3	38.9	29.3	30.4				33.1	92.6	92.8	92.8	92.8		91.1	92.2			$19,110	$576	$18,533
Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School	Public	PK	200 Glendale St	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 465-7290	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4

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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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