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Wheeling CCSD 21

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At a glance

554^thof 738 Illinois districts▲ 46

Better than 24% of Illinois districts

Elementary 9 Middle 3Grades PK, KG-8

959 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090·(847) 537-8270·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 24.9% of districts

Schools

6,298

Students

Top rankedJ W Riley Elementary School312^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

J W Riley Elementary School up 313 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Edgar A Poe Elementary School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 12 schools in Wheeling CCSD 21 include nine elementary schools and three middle schools. In 2025–2026, the schools averaged 49% in all-grades English language arts (ELA), compared with 56% statewide, and 38% in math, compared with 40% statewide. Results varied considerably by school: the range was 39 percentage points in ELA and 43 points in math. The most important finding is that those wide school-to-school differences make the district averages a poor guide to what families may find at an individual school.

J W Riley Elementary led in ELA at 69% and fifth-grade science at 76%, while Henry W Longfellow Elementary led in math at 63% and also scored 67% in fifth-grade science. Among middle schools, Cooper Middle led in ELA (66%), math (48%) and eighth-grade science (66%). At the lower end, Mark Twain Elementary had the lowest ELA and math results, at 30% and 20%; Oliver W Holmes Middle was lowest among middle schools in all three subjects, with 41% in ELA, 22% in math and 32% in eighth-grade science.

Results improved overall from 2024–2025: the school-average ELA score rose 11 points, and math rose 4 points. Every school improved in ELA; math improved at 10 schools, while Robert Frost Elementary and Mark Twain declined. SchoolDigger rankings also distinguish schools: Riley ranked in the 82nd percentile with four stars, Longfellow in the 74th with four stars, and Cooper in the 68th with three stars; Walt Whitman Elementary and Mark Twain ranked in the 8th and 9th percentiles. As context, all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligibility for school year 2024–2025; figures ranged from 25% at Longfellow to 80% at Whitman. That measure is an observation, not an explanation for school results.

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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
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%)	35.1	723^rd of 1126 public middle schools	35.8%		48.2	649^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.6%	74		50.0				50.2	45.6	64.5	53.9				30.8	32.8	33.3	32.3	98.9%		$25,950	$601	$25,349
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	11	1586^th of 1737 public elementary schools	8.7%		22.6	1604^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.0%	18	32.3		22.7	25.7	43.1				30.0	25.3	20.3					19.7	97.9%		$22,389	$774	$21,615
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%)	63.8	359^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.1%		67.8	392^nd of 1368 public middle schools	71.3%	33		65.6				60.9	63.2	73.1	66.3				49.0	58.3	38.2	48.0	98.6%		$22,133	$601	$21,533
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%)	79.3	312^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.0%		68.8	625^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.6%	313	75.8		57.7	76.3	74.3				68.7	63.5	71.2					55.8	97.9%		$27,596	$603	$26,993
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	18.4	1419^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.1	1506^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.8%	87	32.1		47.8	35.8	36.8				40.3	38.8	25.4	17.5				27.7	93.5%		$22,481	$603	$21,878
Edgar A Poe Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	47.2	887^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.9%		49.8	1003^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	51.2%	116	50.0		31.1	64.8	53.8				51.0	50.0	59.3	41.5				50.3	93.7%		$20,835	$598	$20,237
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%)	56.6	720^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.5%		55.6	894^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.5%	174	59.7		37.9	68.9	64.2				57.5	56.9	64.0	34.3				52.2	98.4%		$23,530	$748	$22,782
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%)	71.5	443^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	74.5%		67.7	652^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.3%	209	67.1		49.3	65.5	76.3				64.3	74.6	69.0	45.0				62.6	96%		$21,760	$591	$21,169
Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	18.6	1414^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.6%		19.5	1678^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.4%	264	27.6		36.7	48.2	42.9				42.7	36.7	28.6	16.9				27.5	96.4%		$21,388	$601	$20,787
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%)	10.4	1600^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.9%		17.4	1734^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.7%	134	26.2		24.4	25.5	39.3				30.4	28.9	27.3	16.4				23.6	98.2%		$24,140	$615	$23,525
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%)	14.9	978^th of 1126 public middle schools	13.1%		19.7	1121^st of 1368 public middle schools	18.1%	143		31.8				39.4	39.1	44.0	40.8				17.8	25.7	22.3	22.0	99.1%		$24,222	$617	$23,605
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%)	24.8	1275^th of 1737 public elementary schools	26.6%		32.8	1364^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.7%	89	30.7		39.1	50.5	31.8				40.7	50.6	41.9	15.9				36.2	93.5%		$19,746	$617	$19,129
Nathaniel Hawthorne Early Childhood 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)																	98%

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Township HSD 214	0.78 mi	11	153^rd
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	1.41 mi	4	55^th
NW Suburban Special Educ Org	1.43 mi	10
Prospect Heights School District 23	1.99 mi	4	158^th
Arlington Heights School District 25	2.14 mi	9	83^rd

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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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