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Oliver W Holmes Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Oliver W Holmes Middle School is a public middle school located in Wheeling, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 609 students. 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.

Oliver W Holmes Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking between 892-1121 out of 1241-1368 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 26.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14% in math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 26.3%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (around 70%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as River Trails Middle School, Cooper Middle School, and Jack London Middle School, generally perform much better academically than Oliver W Holmes Middle School, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and higher rankings among Illinois middle schools. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more affluent student population.

615

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,432

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 S Wolf Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090-4843

(847) 520-2790

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

Students who attend Oliver W Holmes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wheeling High School

Feeder schools for Oliver W Holmes Middle School:

Elementary:	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Robert Frost Elementary School
	Walt Whitman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

White:

13.7%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

Illinois avg46%

1,121^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	19.7	1121 of 1368	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1055 of 1363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1001 of 1367	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	920 of 1369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	892 of 1241	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	867 of 1356	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	908 of 1293	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.2	821 of 1293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	885 of 1294	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.0	805 of 1302	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.8	964 of 1322	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.0	886 of 1367	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.4	1033 of 1365	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	1041 of 1344	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	991 of 1327	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	905 of 1318	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.3	874 of 1293	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	855 of 1287	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	778 of 1272	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.5	756 of 1209	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.1	648 of 1204	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.0	780 of 1185	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	166 of 186	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	163 of 184	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	170 of 192	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	164 of 198	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.8	70 of 209	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	432 of 694	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	509 of 639	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	576 of 674	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	448 of 483	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	362 of 486	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	399 of 480	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	338 of 454	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	242 of 277	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	268 of 339	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	187 of 285	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1108 of 1248	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1029 of 1251	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	963 of 1275	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	913 of 1286	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	831 of 1017	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	913 of 1276	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	882 of 1226	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	606 of 669	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	582 of 643	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	581 of 661	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	568 of 662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	461 of 517	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	492 of 639	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	516 of 590	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	15 of 70	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	28.0	43 of 53	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1004 of 1229	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	968 of 1219	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	905 of 1234	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	724 of 1221	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	628 of 1019	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	737 of 1217	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	790 of 1161	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	930 of 1271	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	911 of 1264	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	919 of 1292	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	809 of 1286	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	717 of 1048	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	749 of 1296	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	851 of 1223	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	558 of 812	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	647 of 802	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	632 of 805	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	560 of 781	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	412 of 548	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	305 of 602	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	688 of 884	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	581 of 875	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	488 of 895	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	343 of 898	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	477 of 813	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	427 of 905	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	403 of 889	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)79th percentile+56 vs school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-18 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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)	% 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 8th 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Wood Oaks Junior High School	Public	6-8	1250 Sanders Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-1900	455	46	9.8		283 (62.2%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	120 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	97.4	23^rd of 1368 public middle schools	98.3%		98.2	17^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.8%	6	87.0	91.4	92.9	82.9	89.1	79.6	89.4	80.1	82.9	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.5	96.4	97.5	96.6	$25,611	$104	$25,507
MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	700 N Schoenbeck Rd	Prospect Heights	60070	Cook County	Prospect Heights School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 870-3879	483	36	13.6	41.8%	326 (67.5%)	8 (1.7%)	90 (18.6%)	44 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	88.3	142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	89.6%		84.4	183^rd of 1363 public middle schools	86.6%	41	71.8	81.9	63.8	77.9	74.6	58.7	59.1	57.7	58.5	98.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	97.9	98.9	95.8	$18,422	$361	$18,061
Charles J Caruso Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Montgomery Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-8430	440	49	8.9		364 (82.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.7%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	96.2	35^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.4%		96.7	34^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.5%	1	77.9	91.2	90.4	80.0	87.1	69.7	81.2	76.8	75.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.8	$22,436	$381	$22,055
Field School	Public	6-8	2055 Landwehr Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	West Northfield School District 31	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-6884	333	34	9.7		126 (37.8%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.4%)	122 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.9%)	91.8	92^nd of 1368 public middle schools	93.3%		93.2	80^th of 1363 public middle schools	94.1%	12	67.5	74.2	79.4	88.7	81.3	61.3	62.7	63.5	62.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.5	93.7	98.1	95.3	$25,508	$482	$25,026
Aptakisic Junior High School	Public	6-8	1231 Weiland Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-5506	940	67	14.1		294 (31.3%)	20 (2.1%)	52 (5.5%)	526 (56.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	91.6	94^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.1%		93	82^nd of 1363 public middle schools	94.0%	12	74.5	75.0	74.5	78.6	76.1	63.2	71.3	63.2	65.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.3	98.3	98.6	96.8	$17,549	$1,166	$16,383
River Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Wolf Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 298-1750	508	43	11.8	30.3%	271 (53.3%)	14 (2.8%)	82 (16.1%)	121 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	69.6	366^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		69.7	347^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.5%	19	58.3	52.6	51.5	61.5	55.1	39.2	49.7	53.8	47.3	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.4	94.0	$18,098	$671	$17,427
Alan B Shepard Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Grove Ave	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 948-0620	476	49	9.6		392 (82.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.4%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	95.1	52^nd of 1368 public middle schools	96.2%		96.9	32^nd of 1363 public middle schools	97.7%	20	69.9	88.3	89.2	83.8	87.1	61.6	80.3	70.1	70.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.8	97.6	98.5	93.5	$21,374	$381	$20,993
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver W Holmes Middle School

How many students attend Oliver W Holmes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Oliver W Holmes Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Oliver W Holmes Middle School?

Students at Oliver W Holmes Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Oliver W Holmes Middle School in?

Wheeling CCSD 21

What high school do graduates of Oliver W Holmes Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oliver W Holmes Middle School usually go on to attend Wheeling High School

Is Oliver W Holmes Middle School a good school?

Oliver W Holmes Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Illinois middle schools.

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