Is Wheeling High School a good school?

Wheeling High School ranks 207 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wheeling High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,760 students attended Wheeling High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wheeling High School?

Students at Wheeling High School are 67% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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

Wheeling High School

Summary:

Wheeling High School is a public high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,760 students. The school is part of the Township High School District 214, which is ranked 133 out of 813 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 than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 39.4% for the district and 26.1% for the state. However, the school performs better in certain subgroups, such as African American and White students, who rank higher than the state averages in their respective categories. Wheeling High School has also seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 93.3% in 2019-2020 to 86.1% in 2023-2024, and an increase in its dropout rate, from 2.6% in 2019-2020 to 1.1% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.9% in 2019-2020 to 36.6% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Buffalo Grove High School, Prospect High School, and John Hersey High School, which are all part of the same district, Wheeling High School's performance is generally lower. Schools in different districts, such as Glenbrook North High School and Adlai E. Stevenson High School, also significantly outperform Wheeling High School across various metrics. These findings suggest that Wheeling High School faces several challenges, including declining academic performance, increasing chronic absenteeism, and disparities in subgroup outcomes, which will need to be addressed to improve student success and better serve the community.

Detail:

Public 9-12

900 S Elmhurst Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090-5507

(847) 718-7000

District: Township HSD 214

SchoolDigger Rank:
207^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,823

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

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 1,760

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

White:

23.8%

Asian:

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wheeling High School ranks better than 70.3% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked high schools in the Township HSD 214 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.15. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wheeling High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Wheeling High School has the largest high school student body size in the Township HSD 214 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wheeling High School is $26,823, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Township HSD 214 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wheeling High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wheeling High School 207^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Wheeling High School in the ranking list.)

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Township HSD 214:

SchoolDigger ranks Township HSD 214 133^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	65.23	204^th	586	65.2%
2004	60.72	249^th	592	57.9%
2005	75.15	128^th	590	78.3%
2006	82.07	85^th	596	85.7%
2007	82.95	81^st	612	86.8%
2008	70.17	177^th	624	71.6%
2009	63.38	249^th	632	60.6%
2010	69.62	191^st	643	70.3%
2011	66.19	245^th	655	62.6%
2012	65.79	225^th	665	66.2%
2013	61.76	287^th	670	57.2%
2014	60.08	287^th	670	57.2%
2015	45.46	301^st	614	51.0%
2016	46.93	319^th	643	50.4%
2017	60.21	244^th	642	62.0%
2018	62.29	224^th	647	65.4%
2019	49.99	340^th	701	51.5%
2021	63.88	205^th	688	70.2%
2022	57.00	277^th	699	60.4%
2023	51.02	318^th	699	54.5%
2024	63.15	207^th	697	70.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.37	40^th	182	78.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.54	58^th	151	61.6%
2019	31.64	128^th	183	30.1%
2021	38.43	80^th	189	57.7%
2022	41.19	110^th	205	46.3%
2023	40.06	115^th	217	47.0%
2024	39.66	116^th	248	53.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.24	62^nd	374	83.4%
2019	50.01	139^th	473	70.6%
2021	70.95	64^th	453	85.9%
2022	40.97	215^th	493	56.4%
2023	64.63	118^th	476	75.2%
2024	59.89	132^nd	482	72.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.45	291^st	585	50.3%
2019	49.86	298^th	639	53.4%
2021	57.82	195^th	611	68.1%
2022	59.21	203^rd	626	67.6%
2023	51.26	279^th	644	56.7%
2024	73.80	117^th	639	81.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	88.77	6^th	91	93.4%
2021	86.77	4^th	24	83.3%
2022	84.16	11^th	98	88.8%
2023	62.00	24^th	104	76.9%
2024	97.67	5^th	125	96.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.38	230^th	620	62.9%
2019	52.88	304^th	665	54.3%
2021	60.22	217^th	639	66.0%
2022	54.05	283^rd	658	57.0%
2023	51.37	303^rd	656	53.8%
2024	52.76	267^th	664	59.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.11	120^th	428	72.0%
2024	41.71	177^th	429	58.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.56	219^th	619	64.6%
2019	44.83	357^th	675	47.1%
2021	63.30	195^th	653	70.1%
2022	57.47	252^nd	664	62.0%
2023	48.44	324^th	668	51.5%
2024	69.20	165^th	668	75.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.75	32^nd	132	75.8%
2019	22.05	106^th	130	18.5%
2021	43.82	81^st	135	40.0%
2022	32.74	101^st	141	28.4%
2023	51.70	66^th	134	50.7%
2024	53.13	62^nd	137	54.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	48.58	115^th	299	61.5%
2022	45.81	127^th	294	56.8%
2023	35.82	167^th	301	44.5%
2024	60.70	70^th	299	76.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.15	167^th	291	42.6%
2019	37.60	179^th	317	43.5%
2021	37.82	180^th	317	43.2%
2022	47.64	158^th	335	52.8%
2023	35.71	211^th	333	36.6%
2024	46.38	153^rd	336	54.5%

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Rank History for White students at Wheeling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.70	42^nd	548	92.3%
2019	81.79	86^th	552	84.4%
2021	93.75	44^th	553	92.0%
2022	81.24	85^th	560	84.8%
2023	83.72	68^th	557	87.8%
2024	84.26	78^th	554	85.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Wheeling High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1484	24	138	152	3	n/a	n/a	0	1801
1989	1419	29	146	140	2	n/a	n/a	0	1736
1990	1320	41	164	189	7	n/a	n/a	0	1721
1991	1267	42	155	228	9	n/a	n/a	0	1701
1992	1301	46	145	275	7	n/a	n/a	0	1774
1993	1332	38	152	322	9	n/a	n/a	0	1853
1994	1288	37	137	323	6	n/a	n/a	0	1791
1995	1241	53	139	377	5	n/a	n/a	0	1815
1996	1241	53	139	377	5	n/a	n/a	0	1815
1997	1242	72	125	382	6	n/a	n/a	0	1827
1998	1194	73	129	431	8	n/a	n/a	0	1835
1999	1135	68	134	439	10	n/a	n/a	0	1786
2000	1113	64	151	446	9	n/a	n/a	0	1783
2001	1104	63	171	500	9	n/a	n/a	0	1847
2002	1085	70	164	530	8	n/a	n/a	0	1857
2003	1085	70	164	530	8	n/a	n/a	0	1857
2004	1120	77	162	559	8	n/a	n/a	0	1926
2005	1137	75	139	598	3	n/a	n/a	0	1952
2006	1088	68	128	670	5	n/a	n/a	13	1972
2007	1008	63	135	704	3	n/a	n/a	35	1948
2008	894	58	135	756	2	n/a	n/a	55	1900
2009	855	59	126	864	2	n/a	n/a	70	1976
2010	799	50	114	821	1	n/a	n/a	68	1853
2011	744	48	108	890	8	1	27	0	1826
2012	691	46	111	920	4	1	24	0	1797
2013	701	39	100	901	9	1	18	0	1769
2014	631	47	92	944	14	3	34	0	1765
2015	620	46	80	944	7	2	28	0	1727
2016	569	38	78	969	9	2	22	0	1687
2017	536	44	85	1027	5	2	28	0	1727
2018	481	42	86	1069	3	4	32	0	1717
2019	465	43	105	1098	0	3	25	0	1739
2020	437	41	107	1093	3	2	23	0	1706
2021	455	44	106	1151	1	1	30	0	1788
2022	417	41	102	1151	1	0	29	0	1741
2023	419	46	98	1171	2	0	24	0	1760

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wheeling High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1801	112.2	16.0	n/a
1989	1736	114.9	15.1	n/a
1990	1721	118.3	14.5	n/a
1991	1701	119.4	14.2	n/a
1992	1774	128.2	13.8	n/a
1993	1853	122.4	15.1	n/a
1994	1791	118.6	15.1	n/a
1995	1815	118.5	15.3	n/a
1996	1815	118.5	15.3	n/a
1997	1827	117.9	15.5	n/a
1998	1835	114.9	16.0	n/a
1999	1786	115.5	15.5	n/a
2000	1783	115.9	15.4	n/a
2001	1847	113.7	16.2	n/a
2002	1857	116.7	15.9	21.3
2003	1857	116.7	15.9	21.3
2004	1926	123.6	15.6	24.9
2005	1952	126.4	15.4	25.2
2006	1972	129.2	15.3	24.1
2007	1948	115.0	16.9	27
2008	1900	112.0	17.0	28.9
2009	1976	125.8	15.7	25
2010	1853	119.3	15.5	37.4
2011	1826	114.5	15.9	37.7
2012	1797	114.4	15.7	38.7
2013	1769	84.6	20.8	42.8
2014	1765	109.1	16.1	44.1
2015	1727	113.0	15.2	48.5
2016	1687	110.0	15.3	42.5
2017	1727	111.1	15.5	41.1
2018	1717	112.0	15.3	38.7
2019	1739	106.6	16.3	36.6
2020	1706	110.8	15.3	38.3
2021	1788	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1741	111.8	15.5	51.8
2023	1760	110.2	15.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wheeling High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1801	112.2	16.0	n/a
1989	1736	114.9	15.1	n/a
1990	1721	118.3	14.5	n/a
1991	1701	119.4	14.2	n/a
1992	1774	128.2	13.8	n/a
1993	1853	122.4	15.1	n/a
1994	1791	118.6	15.1	n/a
1995	1815	118.5	15.3	n/a
1996	1815	118.5	15.3	n/a
1997	1827	117.9	15.5	n/a
1998	1835	114.9	16.0	n/a
1999	1786	115.5	15.5	n/a
2000	1783	115.9	15.4	n/a
2001	1847	113.7	16.2	n/a
2002	1857	116.7	15.9	21.3
2003	1857	116.7	15.9	21.3
2004	1926	123.6	15.6	24.9
2005	1952	126.4	15.4	25.2
2006	1972	129.2	15.3	24.1
2007	1948	115.0	16.9	27
2008	1900	112.0	17.0	28.9
2009	1976	125.8	15.7	25
2010	1853	119.3	15.5	37.4
2011	1826	114.5	15.9	37.7
2012	1797	114.4	15.7	38.7
2013	1769	84.6	20.8	42.8
2014	1765	109.1	16.1	44.1
2015	1727	113.0	15.2	48.5
2016	1687	110.0	15.3	42.5
2017	1727	111.1	15.5	41.1
2018	1717	112.0	15.3	38.7
2019	1739	106.6	16.3	36.6
2020	1706	110.8	15.3	38.3
2021	1788	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1741	111.8	15.5	51.8
2023	1760	110.2	15.9	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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