Is Booth Tarkington Elementary School a good school?

Booth Tarkington Elementary School ranks 1082 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Booth Tarkington Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 565 students attended Booth Tarkington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Booth Tarkington Elementary School?

Students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School are 33% Hispanic, 29% White, 26% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Booth Tarkington Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Booth Tarkington Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jack London Middle School High : Wheeling High School

Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Summary:

Booth Tarkington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Wheeling, Illinois, with an enrollment of 551 students. The school is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, which is ranked 588 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Booth Tarkington's academic performance is generally below the state and district averages, with only 22.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 31.1% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4% respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 830 to 1082 out of around 2,000 Illinois elementary schools. Booth Tarkington's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students performing better than Hispanic and Black students. The school also struggles with its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations.

Despite the higher spending per student at Booth Tarkington, the school's academic outcomes are still lagging behind the state and district averages. When compared to higher-performing districts in the area, such as Arlington Heights School District 25 and Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102, Booth Tarkington's academic performance is significantly lower. For example, Ivy Hill Elementary in Arlington Heights had 64% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to Booth Tarkington's 22.4%.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

310 Scott St
Wheeling, IL 60090-4432

(847) 520-2775

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1082^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,867

Students who attend Booth Tarkington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jack London Middle School
High:	Wheeling High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.6

Number of students: 565

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

29.2%

Asian:

26.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Booth Tarkington Elementary School ranks worse than 52.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.34. (See more...)

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 Student population at Booth Tarkington Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (33.5%), White (29.2%), Asian (26.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Booth Tarkington Elementary School is 14.6. 6 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Booth Tarkington Elementary School employs 38.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Booth Tarkington Elementary School is $20,867, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Booth Tarkington Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Booth Tarkington Elementary School 1082^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Booth Tarkington Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Wheeling CCSD 21:

SchoolDigger ranks Wheeling CCSD 21 588^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Booth Tarkington Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.00	813^th	2020	59.8%
2004	66.08	810^th	2030	60.1%
2005	70.73	651^st	2022	67.8%
2006	65.10	880^th	2086	57.8%
2007	64.04	911^th	2095	56.5%
2008	57.79	1099^th	2092	47.5%
2009	49.56	1289^th	2120	39.2%
2010	67.95	814^th	2139	61.9%
2011	64.68	908^th	2147	57.7%
2012	62.86	970^th	2166	55.2%
2013	63.55	844^th	2167	61.1%
2014	63.16	803^rd	2093	61.6%
2015	53.62	828^th	2052	59.6%
2016	45.52	1044^th	2046	49.0%
2017	48.77	973^rd	2044	52.4%
2018	60.53	749^th	2037	63.2%
2019	57.23	838^th	2086	59.8%
2021	51.17	830^th	1948	57.4%
2022	48.91	954^th	2082	54.2%
2023	50.12	944^th	2077	54.5%
2024	43.34	1082^nd	2067	47.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.02	445^th	718	38.0%
2019	43.63	398^th	743	46.4%
2021	47.45	194^th	537	63.9%
2022	58.10	202^nd	768	73.7%
2023	45.59	351^st	788	55.5%
2024	47.01	348^th	826	57.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	47.26	444^th	1113	60.1%
2023	23.97	940^th	1156	18.7%
2024	33.73	758^th	1195	36.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.30	717^th	1765	59.4%
2019	54.51	694^th	1816	61.8%
2021	59.23	430^th	1514	71.6%
2022	51.11	755^th	1763	57.2%
2023	44.52	942^nd	1808	47.9%
2024	45.77	904^th	1793	49.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.95	772^nd	1964	60.7%
2019	53.38	883^rd	2019	56.3%
2021	47.64	795^th	1680	52.7%
2022	45.45	960^th	1970	51.3%
2023	48.94	905^th	1957	53.8%
2024	42.34	1029^th	1942	47.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.95	759^th	907	16.3%
2024	27.94	676^th	886	23.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.13	646^th	1972	67.2%
2019	59.41	741^st	2019	63.3%
2021	50.91	718^th	1707	57.9%
2022	50.54	869^th	1977	56.0%
2023	50.71	879^th	1984	55.7%
2024	43.88	1002^nd	1959	48.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.00	171^st	237	27.8%
2024	39.25	158^th	219	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.67	522^nd	938	44.3%
2019	46.61	473^rd	955	50.5%
2021	37.17	442^nd	742	40.4%
2022	27.61	744^th	954	22.0%
2023	39.17	569^th	970	41.3%
2024	25.57	761^st	959	20.6%

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Rank History for White students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.50	390^th	1463	73.3%
2019	61.60	516^th	1462	64.7%
2021	44.45	697^th	1308	46.7%
2022	59.34	537^th	1425	62.3%
2023	49.24	710^th	1419	50.0%
2024	37.54	895^th	1392	35.7%

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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 Booth Tarkington Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	557	7	22	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	614
1989	571	4	15	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	614
1990	566	12	18	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	623
1991	578	7	18	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1992	589	8	25	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	649
1993	614	10	28	21	4	n/a	n/a	0	677
1994	601	13	20	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	499	9	21	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1996	499	9	21	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1997	462	8	33	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1998	437	7	35	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	463	7	37	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2000	374	9	37	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2001	337	8	39	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2002	302	15	47	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2003	302	15	47	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2004	276	16	44	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	251	13	54	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2006	261	15	49	220	0	n/a	n/a	1	546
2007	213	14	51	212	0	n/a	n/a	1	491
2008	200	12	50	205	0	n/a	n/a	8	475
2009	192	14	59	192	0	n/a	n/a	15	472
2010	170	10	58	227	0	n/a	n/a	16	481
2011	149	6	59	234	1	0	9	0	458
2012	158	6	71	218	2	1	9	0	465
2013	176	5	85	236	2	2	9	0	515
2014	185	6	88	243	3	2	8	0	535
2015	177	9	87	231	5	2	6	0	517
2016	150	9	106	220	6	1	5	0	497
2017	128	8	70	219	10	1	7	0	443
2018	127	6	57	241	5	0	7	0	443
2019	123	4	97	170	4	0	29	0	427
2020	125	4	116	176	3	0	23	0	447
2021	139	14	118	178	2	0	24	0	475
2022	137	22	129	170	2	0	35	0	495
2023	157	28	148	189	1	0	28	0	551
2024	165	23	149	189	2	0	37	0	565

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 Booth Tarkington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	614	30.0	20.4	n/a
1989	614	29.0	21.1	n/a
1990	623	32.0	19.4	n/a
1991	625	35.0	17.8	n/a
1992	649	34.5	18.8	n/a
1993	677	33.0	20.5	n/a
1994	663	34.5	19.2	n/a
1995	551	32.5	17.0	n/a
1996	551	32.5	17.0	n/a
1997	528	30.9	17.1	n/a
1998	580	32.5	17.8	n/a
1999	619	33.1	18.7	n/a
2000	589	35.4	16.6	n/a
2001	604	32.0	18.9	n/a
2002	469	30.0	15.6	15.4
2003	469	30.0	15.6	15.4
2004	453	26.0	17.4	17
2005	529	33.0	16.0	24.4
2006	546	31.0	17.6	27.7
2007	491	26.0	18.9	32.4
2008	475	25.0	19.0	36.4
2009	472	30.9	15.3	32.4
2010	481	27.9	17.2	35.7
2011	458	26.9	17.0	36.9
2012	465	26.9	17.2	39.4
2013	515	49.6	10.3	51.1
2014	535	28.0	19.1	54
2015	517	26.0	19.8	54.7
2016	497	25.0	19.8	39.8
2017	443	22.2	19.8	53.3
2018	443	21.1	20.9	43.8
2019	427	25.5	16.7	34
2020	447	26.7	16.7	33.1
2021	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	495	33.2	14.8	36.8
2023	551	37.0	14.8	37.9
2024	565	38.5	14.6	42.7

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 Booth Tarkington Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	614	30.0	20.4	n/a
1989	614	29.0	21.1	n/a
1990	623	32.0	19.4	n/a
1991	625	35.0	17.8	n/a
1992	649	34.5	18.8	n/a
1993	677	33.0	20.5	n/a
1994	663	34.5	19.2	n/a
1995	551	32.5	17.0	n/a
1996	551	32.5	17.0	n/a
1997	528	30.9	17.1	n/a
1998	580	32.5	17.8	n/a
1999	619	33.1	18.7	n/a
2000	589	35.4	16.6	n/a
2001	604	32.0	18.9	n/a
2002	469	30.0	15.6	15.4
2003	469	30.0	15.6	15.4
2004	453	26.0	17.4	17
2005	529	33.0	16.0	24.4
2006	546	31.0	17.6	27.7
2007	491	26.0	18.9	32.4
2008	475	25.0	19.0	36.4
2009	472	30.9	15.3	32.4
2010	481	27.9	17.2	35.7
2011	458	26.9	17.0	36.9
2012	465	26.9	17.2	39.4
2013	515	49.6	10.3	51.1
2014	535	28.0	19.1	54
2015	517	26.0	19.8	54.7
2016	497	25.0	19.8	39.8
2017	443	22.2	19.8	53.3
2018	443	21.1	20.9	43.8
2019	427	25.5	16.7	34
2020	447	26.7	16.7	33.1
2021	475	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	495	33.2	14.8	36.8
2023	551	37.0	14.8	37.9
2024	565	38.5	14.6	42.7

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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