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Wheeling High School

Q: Is Wheeling High School a good school?

Wheeling High School ranks 271 st of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 61% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Wheeling High School is a public high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,749 students. It is part of the Township High School District 214, which is ranked 151 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Wheeling High School's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower compared to the surrounding high schools in the Township High School District 214 and the state of Illinois. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Wheeling High School's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (48.5%), ACT/Mathematics (33.6%), and ACT/Science (42%) were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups, such as African American students and Special Education students, performing relatively well, while others, such as Asian students and Hispanic students, struggle.

Wheeling High School's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 87.7% to 92.8% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 1.1% to 2.7% during the same period, which is slightly higher than the surrounding high schools. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 35.4% in recent years, which is higher than the surrounding high schools and the state average. While Wheeling High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Buffalo Grove High School, Prospect High School, and John Hersey High School, the school has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, suggesting it has the potential to enhance its academic outcomes and overall performance with the right strategies and interventions.

1,743

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,791

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 S Elmhurst Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090-5507

(847) 718-7000

District: Township HSD 214

Feeder schools for Wheeling High School:

Elementary:	Booth Tarkington Elementary School
	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Robert Frost Elementary School
	Walt Whitman Elementary School
Middle:	Oliver W Holmes Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

White:

24.6%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Township HSD 214's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Illinois avg48%

271^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Township HSD 214

151^st of 811Township HSD 214 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	271 of 698	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	207 of 697	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	318 of 699	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	277 of 699	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	205 of 688	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	340 of 701	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	224 of 647	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	244 of 642	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	319 of 643	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.5	301 of 614	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	287 of 670	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	287 of 670	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	225 of 665	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	245 of 655	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	191 of 643	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	63.4	249 of 632	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	177 of 624	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	83.0	81 of 612	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	85 of 596	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	128 of 590	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	60.7	249 of 592	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.2	204 of 586	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	88 of 323	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	70 of 299	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	167 of 301	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	127 of 294	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	115 of 299	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	99 of 148	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	62 of 137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	66 of 134	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	101 of 141	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	81 of 135	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	75.8	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	140 of 491	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	177 of 429	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	120 of 428	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	127 of 284	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	116 of 248	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	115 of 217	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	110 of 205	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	80 of 189	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	128 of 183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	58 of 151	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	330 of 685	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	267 of 664	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	303 of 656	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	283 of 658	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	217 of 639	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	230 of 620	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	205 of 366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	153 of 336	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	211 of 333	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	158 of 335	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	180 of 317	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	179 of 317	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	167 of 291	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	12 of 138	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	62.0	24 of 104	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	11 of 98	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	6 of 91	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	247 of 672	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	117 of 639	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	279 of 644	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	203 of 626	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	195 of 611	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	298 of 639	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	291 of 585	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	227 of 685	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	165 of 668	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	324 of 668	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	252 of 664	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	195 of 653	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.8	357 of 675	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	219 of 619	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	68 of 211	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.4	40 of 182	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	97 of 527	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	132 of 482	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	118 of 476	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.0	215 of 493	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	64 of 453	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	139 of 473	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	62 of 374	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	76 of 564	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	78 of 554	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	68 of 557	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	85 of 560	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	44 of 553	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	86 of 552	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	42 of 548	92.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Science42%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wheeling High School	Public	9-12	900 S Elmhurst Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 718-7000	1,743	114	15.2		428 (24.6%)	54 (3.1%)	1,115 (64.0%)	104 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.4%)	57.2	271^st of 698 public high schools	61.2%		63.1	207^th of 697 public high schools	70.3%	64	61.4	46.7	42.2	32.6	50.0	44.0	48.5	33.6	42.0	98.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.4	97.9	97.9	97.1	$28,791	$917	$27,873
John Hersey High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Thomas St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4800	2,040	124	16.5		1,376 (67.5%)	31 (1.5%)	284 (13.9%)	261 (12.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.1%)	97.6	17^th of 698 public high schools	97.6%		98.7	21^st of 697 public high schools	97.0%	4	93.9	88.9	76.8	72.1	84.0	81.3	78.7	70.7	75.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	96.9	98.2	96.9	$25,304	$785	$24,519
Buffalo Grove High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Dundee Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4000	2,021	120	16.8		1,080 (53.4%)	41 (2.0%)	623 (30.8%)	208 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	84.6	84^th of 698 public high schools	88.0%		84.6	93^rd of 697 public high schools	86.7%	9	73.8	64.0	52.4	47.0	61.8	64.0	65.8	56.6	61.5	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.2	98.6	97.8	$26,928	$785	$26,142
Prospect High School	Public	9-12	801 W Kensington Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-5200	2,245	130	17.3		1,576 (70.2%)	48 (2.1%)	318 (14.2%)	189 (8.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	107 (4.8%)	96.1	24^th of 698 public high schools	96.6%		97.8	27^th of 697 public high schools	96.1%	3	88.9	79.2	69.0	57.8	79.2	71.4	83.5	68.6	80.2	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.7	97.9	98.7	96.7	$25,000	$785	$24,214
Palatine High School	Public	9-12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-1610	2,535	182	13.8	62.0%	797 (31.4%)	150 (5.9%)	1,309 (51.6%)	180 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (3.6%)	63.5	222^nd of 698 public high schools	68.2%		66.1	186^th of 697 public high schools	73.3%	36	57.1	52.8	37.8	39.5	49.5	51.9	51.2	39.7	50.9	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.0	99.1	99.0	97.9	$27,557	$1,748	$25,810
Glenbrook Off Campus	Public	9-12	1835 Landwehr Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 486-5700	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adlai E Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	1 Stevenson Dr	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 415-4000	4,758	298	15.9		1,950 (41.0%)	91 (1.9%)	413 (8.7%)	2,114 (44.4%)	17 (0.4%)	2 (0.0%)	170 (3.6%)	98.7	11^th of 698 public high schools	98.4%		99.9	8^th of 697 public high schools	98.9%	3	91.1	89.5	83.1	78.0	88.4	88.0	86.6	82.3	83.8	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.3	98.2	98.6	97.5	$26,638	$214	$26,425
Glenbrook South High School	Public	9-12	4000 W Lake Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 729-2000	2,923	227	12.8		1,577 (54.0%)	53 (1.8%)	466 (15.9%)	675 (23.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	145 (5.0%)	96.5	21^st of 698 public high schools	97.0%		98.2	26^th of 697 public high schools	96.3%	5	86.2	79.2	72.8	63.3	79.8	74.5	80.9	75.3	77.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.3	99.2	99.3	98.8	$29,079	$425	$28,654
Glenbrook Evening High School	Public	9-12	3801 W Lake Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 486-4709	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Campus	Public	9-12	335 E Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-6700	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheeling High School

What district is Wheeling High School in?

Township HSD 214

How many students attend Wheeling High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,743 students attended Wheeling High School.

Is Wheeling High School a good school?

Wheeling High School ranks 271^st of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Wheeling High School?

Wheeling High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Booth Tarkington Elementary School
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Frost Elementary School
Elementary : Walt Whitman Elementary School
Middle : Oliver W Holmes Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wheeling High School?

Students at Wheeling High School are 64% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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