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Mark Twain Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wheeling, Illinois, serving 447 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, which is ranked 600 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mark Twain Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 20.6%, compared to 33.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 28.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby J.W. Riley Elementary and Joyce Kilmer Elementary schools within the same Wheeling CCSD 21 district generally outperform Mark Twain Elementary in academic proficiency. Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,299 to $22,416 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. However, this does not seem to translate into improved student outcomes.

524

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,463

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 E Merle Ln
Wheeling, IL 60090-4749

(847) 520-2785

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver W Holmes Middle School
High:	Wheeling High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

11.5%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

Illinois avg44%

1,604^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21

600^th of 811Wheeling CCSD 21 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	22.6	1604 of 2056	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1499 of 2067	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1513 of 2077	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1572 of 2082	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1812 of 1948	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1531 of 2086	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1637 of 2037	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	1747 of 2044	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1704 of 2046	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	1668 of 2052	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	1558 of 2093	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1877 of 2167	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1888 of 2166	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	1893 of 2147	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1920 of 2139	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	1955 of 2120	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	1882 of 2092	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	1351 of 2095	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	1298 of 2086	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.8	1121 of 2022	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	1016 of 2030	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.2	1411 of 2020	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	520 of 1049	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	570 of 886	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	610 of 788	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	529 of 826	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	354 of 788	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	518 of 768	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	444 of 537	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	509 of 743	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	546 of 718	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1644 of 1942	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1369 of 1942	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1414 of 1957	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1538 of 1970	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1643 of 1680	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1463 of 2019	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1709 of 1964	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	828 of 982	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	680 of 959	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	618 of 970	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	749 of 954	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	715 of 742	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	669 of 955	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	719 of 938	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1314 of 1800	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1140 of 1793	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1137 of 1808	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1247 of 1763	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1322 of 1514	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1016 of 1816	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1201 of 1765	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1384 of 1947	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1380 of 1959	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1424 of 1984	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1452 of 1977	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1561 of 1707	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1473 of 2019	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1455 of 1972	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	959 of 1292	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	894 of 1195	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1040 of 1156	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	741 of 1113	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	430 of 1194	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-12 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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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)	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	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	% 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Anne Sullivan Elementary School	Public	4-5	700 N Schoenbeck Rd	Prospect Heights	60070	Cook County	Prospect Heights School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 870-3865	329	25	13.1	36.8%	208 (63.2%)	6 (1.8%)	64 (19.5%)	38 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	79	415^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.8%		80	361^st of 2067 public elementary schools	82.5%	54	65.2		58.9	71.0	65.0		51.0	57.8	54.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.3	97.5		$18,999	$486	$18,513
Betsy Ross Elementary School	Public	2-3	700 N Schoenbeck Rd	Prospect Heights	60070	Cook County	Prospect Heights School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 870-3868	338	22	15.7	38.8%	216 (63.9%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (17.8%)	46 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)		61.3			61.3	72.3			72.3	98.1	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.6	98.5		$19,154	$521	$18,633
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
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
Earl Pritchett School	Public	K-3	200 Horatio Blvd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 353-5706	430	36	11.9		139 (32.3%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.2%)	248 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)								(n/a)		73.5			73.5	67.5			67.5	95.6	95.8	96.2	95.8	99.2	94.8	95.6		$19,502	$1,310	$18,192
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2211 N Burke Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4275	593	41	14.4	24.1%	279 (47.0%)	9 (1.5%)	86 (14.5%)	214 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	89.8	180^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.2%		90.7	173^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.6%	7	68.8	62.5	77.2	84.6	74.7	68.4	77.5	71.8	72.6	96.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.3	95.6	96.0	5.4	$14,720	$667	$14,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary School?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Mark Twain Elementary School.

Is Mark Twain Elementary School a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Mark Twain Elementary School in?

Wheeling CCSD 21

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliver W Holmes Middle School
High : Wheeling High School

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