Is Eugene Field Elementary School a good school?

Eugene Field Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Eugene Field Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 594 students attended Eugene Field Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Eugene Field Elementary School?

Students at Eugene Field Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Eugene Field Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eugene Field Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jack London Middle School

Eugene Field Elementary School

Summary:

Eugene Field Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wheeling, Illinois, serving 577 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Eugene Field Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 11.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.9% in Mathematics. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.1%, compared to the district's 17.9% and the state's 5.3%. Additionally, 63.43% of students at Eugene Field receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Comparing Eugene Field Elementary to nearby schools within the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, such as Walt Whitman Elementary and Booth Tarkington Elementary, reveals that these schools also struggle academically, with similar or lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, schools outside the district, such as Tripp School and Anne Sullivan Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar student populations.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

51 Saint Armand Ln
Wheeling, IL 60090-3924

(847) 520-2780

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1672^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,752

Students who attend Eugene Field Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Jack London Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 594

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

15.8%

Asian:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eugene Field Elementary School ranks worse than 80.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 7^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 20.3. (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 Eugene Field Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.9%), White (15.8%), Asian (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eugene Field Elementary School is 16.5, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District! (See more...)

Compare Eugene Field Elementary School employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eugene Field Elementary School is $19,752, which is the 5^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eugene Field Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Eugene Field Elementary School 1672^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Eugene Field Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

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White students:

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 Eugene Field Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.05	1487^th	2020	26.4%
2004	50.02	1210^th	2030	40.4%
2005	70.47	657^th	2022	67.5%
2006	65.69	863^rd	2086	58.6%
2007	66.35	838^th	2095	60.0%
2008	36.12	1522^nd	2092	27.2%
2009	41.10	1449^th	2120	31.7%
2010	34.68	1578^th	2139	26.2%
2011	28.48	1690^th	2147	21.3%
2012	21.09	1834^th	2166	15.3%
2013	20.32	1790^th	2167	17.4%
2014	21.92	1715^th	2093	18.1%
2015	15.25	1840^th	2052	10.3%
2016	17.75	1760^th	2046	14.0%
2017	20.29	1670^th	2044	18.3%
2018	19.88	1650^th	2037	19.0%
2019	18.00	1791^st	2086	14.1%
2021	23.32	1456^th	1948	25.3%
2022	26.93	1466^th	2082	29.6%
2023	19.96	1686^th	2077	18.8%
2024	20.30	1672^nd	2067	19.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.33	528^th	718	26.5%
2019	21.56	711^th	743	4.3%
2021	36.34	348^th	537	35.2%
2022	38.69	464^th	768	39.6%
2023	29.56	642^nd	788	18.5%
2024	28.71	667^th	826	19.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	35.21	725^th	1194	39.3%
2022	32.86	702^nd	1113	36.9%
2023	32.90	737^th	1156	36.2%
2024	30.38	831^st	1195	30.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.75	1423^rd	1765	19.4%
2019	25.06	1521^st	1816	16.2%
2021	38.03	901^st	1514	40.5%
2022	39.14	1044^th	1763	40.8%
2023	26.20	1451^st	1808	19.7%
2024	22.41	1519^th	1793	15.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.91	1645^th	1964	16.2%
2019	14.55	1832^nd	2019	9.3%
2021	20.66	1370^th	1680	18.5%
2022	27.41	1390^th	1970	29.4%
2023	17.79	1677^th	1957	14.3%
2024	18.37	1649^th	1942	15.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.54	625^th	907	31.1%
2024	31.45	616^th	886	30.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.71	1579^th	1972	19.9%
2019	23.60	1574^th	2019	22.0%
2021	22.79	1332^nd	1707	22.0%
2022	27.45	1372^nd	1977	30.6%
2023	23.10	1507^th	1984	24.0%
2024	23.18	1505^th	1959	23.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.45	766^th	938	18.3%
2019	17.94	896^th	955	6.2%
2021	30.28	535^th	742	27.9%
2022	31.03	670^th	954	29.8%
2023	22.48	846^th	970	12.8%
2024	21.40	840^th	959	12.4%

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Rank History for White students at Eugene Field Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	29.54	984^th	1308	24.8%
2022	29.67	1069^th	1425	25.0%
2023	32.28	1008^th	1419	29.0%
2024	41.49	821^st	1392	41.0%

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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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Reviews:

by a citizen
Sunday, May 22, 2016

The staff I have had experience with at Eugene Field school in Wheeling has been very efficient, caring, and helpful. My granddaughter likes her school. I think that there is a need for a program to help the younger children socialize especially those who are shy and have trouble making friends. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Eugene Field Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	425	13	28	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	489
1989	411	19	39	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	493
1990	419	19	35	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
1991	401	23	43	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	503
1992	374	21	51	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	396	24	78	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
1994	422	25	78	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
1995	370	23	55	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1996	370	23	55	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1997	339	31	46	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1998	325	23	55	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1999	292	28	51	263	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2000	246	26	54	289	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
2001	255	21	53	301	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
2002	200	21	55	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
2003	200	21	55	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
2004	176	31	54	295	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2005	195	13	40	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2006	162	3	37	274	1	n/a	n/a	29	506
2007	141	5	43	292	1	n/a	n/a	30	512
2008	125	9	30	346	0	n/a	n/a	26	536
2009	141	9	42	383	0	n/a	n/a	30	605
2010	108	10	35	364	0	n/a	n/a	26	543
2011	110	12	40	393	2	1	8	0	566
2012	95	11	43	451	3	1	5	0	609
2013	83	12	35	468	5	1	8	0	612
2014	77	21	33	482	2	0	10	0	625
2015	81	15	24	497	1	0	7	0	625
2016	71	11	20	461	2	0	7	0	572
2017	59	10	17	508	2	0	12	0	608
2018	55	13	13	474	2	0	11	0	568
2019	48	10	14	455	1	0	13	0	541
2020	53	10	21	519	3	0	11	0	617
2021	75	11	32	501	2	0	13	0	634
2022	73	9	29	462	1	0	12	0	586
2023	81	9	26	453	0	0	8	0	577
2024	94	11	38	439	0	0	12	0	594

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 Eugene Field Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	489	26.5	18.4	n/a
1989	493	27.5	17.9	n/a
1990	503	28.0	17.9	n/a
1991	503	29.1	17.2	n/a
1992	488	29.0	16.8	n/a
1993	569	31.0	18.4	n/a
1994	592	30.5	19.4	n/a
1995	539	33.0	16.3	n/a
1996	539	33.0	16.3	n/a
1997	570	31.0	18.4	n/a
1998	607	34.5	17.6	n/a
1999	634	37.1	17.1	n/a
2000	615	38.8	15.9	n/a
2001	630	35.1	17.9	n/a
2002	568	34.0	16.7	47.2
2003	568	34.0	16.7	47.2
2004	556	35.0	15.9	48.6
2005	540	33.0	16.4	44.4
2006	506	31.0	16.3	51.4
2007	512	30.0	17.1	57.3
2008	536	24.0	22.3	59.8
2009	605	28.8	21.0	50.8
2010	543	33.7	16.1	59.4
2011	566	35.0	16.1	61.8
2012	609	36.0	16.9	70.1
2013	612	66.3	9.2	78.4
2014	625	36.5	17.1	79.7
2015	625	36.0	17.3	80.8
2016	572	37.0	15.4	78.1
2017	608	34.6	17.5	85.2
2018	568	33.8	16.8	68.3
2019	541	35.6	15.1	67.7
2020	617	37.3	16.5	60.3
2021	634	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	586	39.6	14.7	67.2
2023	577	37.0	15.5	63.4
2024	594	36.0	16.5	75.1

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 Eugene Field Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	489	26.5	18.4	n/a
1989	493	27.5	17.9	n/a
1990	503	28.0	17.9	n/a
1991	503	29.1	17.2	n/a
1992	488	29.0	16.8	n/a
1993	569	31.0	18.4	n/a
1994	592	30.5	19.4	n/a
1995	539	33.0	16.3	n/a
1996	539	33.0	16.3	n/a
1997	570	31.0	18.4	n/a
1998	607	34.5	17.6	n/a
1999	634	37.1	17.1	n/a
2000	615	38.8	15.9	n/a
2001	630	35.1	17.9	n/a
2002	568	34.0	16.7	47.2
2003	568	34.0	16.7	47.2
2004	556	35.0	15.9	48.6
2005	540	33.0	16.4	44.4
2006	506	31.0	16.3	51.4
2007	512	30.0	17.1	57.3
2008	536	24.0	22.3	59.8
2009	605	28.8	21.0	50.8
2010	543	33.7	16.1	59.4
2011	566	35.0	16.1	61.8
2012	609	36.0	16.9	70.1
2013	612	66.3	9.2	78.4
2014	625	36.5	17.1	79.7
2015	625	36.0	17.3	80.8
2016	572	37.0	15.4	78.1
2017	608	34.6	17.5	85.2
2018	568	33.8	16.8	68.3
2019	541	35.6	15.1	67.7
2020	617	37.3	16.5	60.3
2021	634	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	586	39.6	14.7	67.2
2023	577	37.0	15.5	63.4
2024	594	36.0	16.5	75.1

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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