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The Wheatlands Elementary School

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The Wheatlands Elementary School ranks 260 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

The Wheatlands Elementary School serves 613 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Aurora, Illinois, in the area served by CUSD 308. Its 2025–2026 results are strong overall, and its clearest advantage is English language arts (ELA): 79% of students were proficient, well ahead of nearby, district, and state results.

ELA is Wheatlands’ strongest subject compared with nearby schools: its 79% proficiency rate was 15 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 64%, ranking fourth among 11 schools. It also exceeded the district’s 63% and the state’s 56%. Mathematics was strong against state and district benchmarks—63% proficient, compared with 40% statewide and 44% in the district—but less distinctive locally: Wheatlands was sixth of 11, with nearby schools averaging 54%. Fifth-grade math is the clearest concern: 50% were proficient, versus 67% in third grade and 75% in fourth grade, and the result was below all eight reported nearby fifth-grade results. It remained above the state’s 36% and the district’s 42%. Fifth-grade science was a positive result: 70% proficient, 9 points above the nearby average, ranking fifth of 11.

ELA results have climbed over the three years reported, from 45% in 2023–2024 to 71% in 2024–2025 and 79% in 2025–2026; the lead over the state grew from 4 to 22 percentage points. SchoolDigger ranked Wheatlands in the 85th statewide percentile and awarded it four stars for 2025–2026; five nearby schools ranked higher and five lower. Its student-teacher ratio was 14.5:1 in 2024–2025, and 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Asian students was notably lower than its overall ranking: the school ranked in the 47th percentile for this group versus the 85th overall in 2025–2026. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students, by contrast, rose from the 52nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 82nd in 2025–2026, a 30-point increase.

613

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,498

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2290 Barrington Dr
Aurora, IL 60503-6276

(630) 636-3500

District: Cusd 308

Students who attend The Wheatlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bednarcik Junior High School
High:	Oswego East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Asian:

27.1%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cusd 308

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg55%

Illinois avg48%

260^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Elementary Schools in the Cusd 308

314^th of 738Cusd 308 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
2026	82.2	260 of 1737	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	289 of 2056	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	469 of 2067	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	353 of 2077	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	292 of 2082	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	255 of 1948	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	414 of 2086	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	350 of 2037	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	241 of 2044	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	92.7	124 of 2046	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	91 of 2052	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	188 of 2093	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	291 of 2167	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	181 of 2166	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	292 of 2147	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	316 of 2139	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	357 of 2120	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	566 of 2092	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.7	294 of 2095	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	417 of 2086	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	68.7	721 of 2022	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.0	487 of 2030	76.0%	★★★★☆
2003	68.3	768 of 2020	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	122 of 688	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	96.0	15 of 655	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	79 of 692	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	15 of 698	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	93 of 177	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	113 of 234	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	123 of 219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	70 of 237	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	99 of 226	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	144 of 243	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	119 of 242	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	246 of 1049	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	89 of 886	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	22 of 165	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	191 of 788	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	277 of 826	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	56 of 788	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	37 of 768	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	232 of 1286	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	322 of 1942	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	418 of 1942	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	331 of 1957	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	214 of 1970	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	249 of 1680	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	467 of 2019	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	399 of 1964	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	247 of 982	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	396 of 959	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	185 of 970	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	144 of 954	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	58 of 742	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.6	336 of 955	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	174 of 938	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	185 of 1001	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	357 of 1800	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	854 of 1793	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	499 of 1808	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	283 of 1763	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	73 of 1514	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	56.6	638 of 1816	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	428 of 1765	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	303 of 1311	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	253 of 1947	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	450 of 1959	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	378 of 1984	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	394 of 1977	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	363 of 1707	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	366 of 2019	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	294 of 1972	85.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.4	40 of 120	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	279 of 1292	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	244 of 1195	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	325 of 1156	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	212 of 1113	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	461 of 1194	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	271 of 763	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	283 of 1149	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	245 of 1389	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	517 of 1392	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	398 of 1419	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	328 of 1425	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	272 of 1308	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	557 of 1462	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	385 of 1463	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+22 vs state

Science70%+22 vs state

Mathematics63%+23 vs state

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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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Wheatlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Barrington Dr	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3500	613	42	14.5	29.7%	262 (42.7%)	72 (11.7%)	67 (10.9%)	166 (27.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	82.2	260^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.6	289^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.9%	29	69.6	69.0	88.1	77.4	78.5	66.7	75.2	49.6	63.0	97.4%		$15,498	$254	$15,243
Homestead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2830 Hillsboro Blvd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3100	511	37	13.7	26.8%	183 (35.8%)	56 (11.0%)	74 (14.5%)	152 (29.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.2%)	70.4	467^th of 1737 public elementary schools	73.1%		81.3	367^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.1%	100	67.8	61.1	66.2	72.4	67.0	66.2	45.3	58.0	56.4	95.7%		$18,218	$294	$17,924
Peter M Gombert Elementary School	Public	K-5	2707 Ridge Rd	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 375-3700	450	32	13.8	29.6%	109 (24.2%)	77 (17.1%)	116 (25.8%)	122 (27.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	53.1	790^th of 1737 public elementary schools	54.5%		63.2	738^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.1%	52	63.2	45.7	51.9	68.4	55.6	50.0	35.4	59.2	48.0	96.8%		$17,094	$1,247	$15,847
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	3015 S Eola Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3700	414	32	12.7	27.5%	169 (40.8%)	30 (7.2%)	85 (20.5%)	111 (26.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	84.4	220^th of 1737 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.9	246^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.0%	26	68.9	75.4	75.0	71.6	74.1	81.5	72.0	58.1	70.3	94.9%		$15,958	$331	$15,627
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	995 Long Grove Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 375-3456	420	35	12.0	53.3%	83 (19.8%)	90 (21.4%)	194 (46.2%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	30.5	1177^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.2%		37.1	1272^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	38.1%	95	32.4	40.7	66.1	36.8	46.9	42.0	37.1		30.8	97.6%		$18,096	$2,055	$16,041
White Eagle Elementary	Public	K-5	1585 White Eagle Dr	Naperville	60564	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3600	541	36	15.1	23.5%	164 (30.3%)	46 (8.5%)	33 (6.1%)	277 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	84.9	211^th of 1737 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.5	255^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.6%	44	68.5	79.7	74.4	82.8	79.0	75.4	64.0	60.2	65.7	95.9%		$15,541	$523	$15,018
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4008 Chinaberry Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5678	570	41	13.8	3.3%	146 (25.6%)	21 (3.7%)	30 (5.3%)	333 (58.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	88.1	161^st of 1737 public elementary schools	90.7%		86.8	248^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.9%	87	76.6	70.7	78.9	84.1	78.1	71.7	67.0	78.5	72.7	98%		$16,112	$719	$15,393
Olney C Allen Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 S Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5200	712	41	17.4	60.5%	34 (4.8%)	159 (22.3%)	456 (64.0%)	25 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	28 (3.9%)	2.8	1729^th of 1737 public elementary schools	0.5%		13.2	1842^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.4%	113	19.0	18.6	18.5	13.9	16.9	16.3	9.1		10.5	97%		$21,245	$1,880	$19,365
McCarty Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 Village Green Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 375-3400	478	38	12.7	35.4%	164 (34.3%)	87 (18.2%)	119 (24.9%)	76 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	33.1	1137^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.5%		45.7	1086^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.2%	51	48.5	47.4	52.4	50.7	50.2	50.0	25.0	22.7	32.7	97.5%		$19,061	$1,366	$17,695
Reba O Steck Elementary School	Public	K-5	460 Inverness Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3500	669	38	17.5	14.3%	198 (29.6%)	56 (8.4%)	75 (11.2%)	285 (42.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	89.8	126^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.7%		86.2	261^st of 2056 public elementary schools	87.3%	135	71.4	80.0	80.2	86.5	82.3	78.1	74.5	64.5	72.3	98.8%		$12,824	$485	$12,339

Frequently Asked Questions about The Wheatlands Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of The Wheatlands Elementary School?

Students at The Wheatlands Elementary School are 43% White, 27% Asian, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is The Wheatlands Elementary School in?

Cusd 308

How many students attend The Wheatlands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended The Wheatlands Elementary School.

Is The Wheatlands Elementary School a good school?

The Wheatlands Elementary School ranks 260^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of The Wheatlands Elementary School attend?

Students who attend The Wheatlands Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bednarcik Junior High School
High : Oswego East High School

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