Is Wilmington High School a good school?

Wilmington High School ranks 380 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wilmington High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 432 students attended Wilmington High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wilmington High School?

Students at Wilmington High School are 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Wilmington High School?

Wilmington High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bruning Elementary School Elementary : L J Stevens Intermediate School Middle : Wilmington Middle School

Wilmington High School

Summary:

Wilmington High School is a public high school serving 432 students in grades 9-12 in Wilmington, Illinois, which is part of the Wilmington CUSD 209U district. While the school has several strengths, including consistently high graduation rates and low dropout rates, it also faces challenges in academic performance compared to nearby high schools.

Wilmington High School's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 92.8% to 95.8% over the past five years, which is notably higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science have been consistently lower than the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.5% to 32.7%. Additionally, the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.6% to 17.2% over the past five years, which is an area of concern.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lincoln Way West, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School, Minooka Community High School, and Coal City High School, Wilmington High School generally performs worse in terms of state-wide rankings, test scores, and other key metrics. This suggests that the school may need to look to these higher-performing schools for best practices and strategies to improve its own performance, particularly in core academic areas.

Detail:

Public 9-12

209 Wildcat Ct
Wilmington, IL 60481-4500

(815) 926-1752

District: Wilmington CUSD 209U

SchoolDigger Rank:
380^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,649

Feeder schools for Wilmington High School:

Elementary:	Bruning Elementary School
	L J Stevens Intermediate School
Middle:	Wilmington Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 432

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilmington High School ranks worse than 54.5% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.27. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wilmington 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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilmington High School is $17,649.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilmington High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilmington High School 380^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Wilmington High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Wilmington CUSD 209U:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilmington CUSD 209U 294^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilmington High School

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Rank History for all students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	42.67	401^st	586	31.6%
2004	44.37	391^st	592	34.0%
2005	44.77	386^th	590	34.6%
2006	51.63	335^th	596	43.8%
2007	47.01	368^th	612	39.9%
2008	50.67	361^st	624	42.1%
2009	49.69	364^th	632	42.4%
2010	65.22	239^th	643	62.8%
2011	73.85	173^rd	655	73.6%
2012	61.74	266^th	665	60.0%
2013	64.38	263^rd	670	60.7%
2014	63.81	246^th	670	63.3%
2015	83.72	64^th	614	89.6%
2016	52.81	253^rd	643	60.7%
2017	51.86	298^th	642	53.6%
2018	37.35	426^th	647	34.2%
2019	58.28	263^rd	701	62.5%
2021	53.36	270^th	688	60.8%
2022	49.25	357^th	699	48.9%
2023	67.22	184^th	699	73.7%
2024	42.27	380^th	697	45.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	60.81	94^th	473	80.1%
2021	85.06	29^th	453	93.6%
2022	47.05	161^st	493	67.3%
2023	44.68	195^th	476	59.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.80	326^th	585	44.3%
2019	66.60	141^st	639	77.9%
2021	39.26	350^th	611	42.7%
2022	30.50	447^th	626	28.6%
2023	69.41	128^th	644	80.1%
2024	69.99	134^th	639	79.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.31	413^th	620	33.4%
2019	55.07	272^nd	665	59.1%
2021	49.00	298^th	639	53.4%
2022	55.46	270^th	658	59.0%
2023	68.42	169^th	656	74.2%
2024	45.35	328^th	664	50.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.90	397^th	619	35.9%
2019	57.37	241^st	675	64.3%
2021	53.37	272^nd	653	58.3%
2022	40.82	392^nd	664	41.0%
2023	62.96	205^th	668	69.3%
2024	38.35	384^th	668	42.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	59.83	90^th	317	71.6%
2022	30.14	236^th	335	29.6%
2023	52.47	132^nd	333	60.4%
2024	32.00	219^th	336	34.8%

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Rank History for White students at Wilmington High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.58	458^th	548	16.4%
2019	41.78	282^nd	552	48.9%
2021	36.85	317^th	553	42.7%
2022	32.80	380^th	560	32.1%
2023	54.79	217^th	557	61.0%
2024	29.15	382^nd	554	31.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Wilmington High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	429	3	n/a	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	436
1990	422	1	1	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	429
1991	446	1	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1992	460	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1993	435	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1994	441	0	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1995	449	2	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1996	449	2	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1997	422	3	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1998	442	2	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1999	472	3	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2000	460	3	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
2001	483	2	0	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
2002	458	0	0	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	472
2003	458	0	0	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	472
2004	459	0	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2005	462	3	0	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
2006	476	3	0	23	0	n/a	n/a	1	503
2007	483	4	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2008	462	2	0	26	3	n/a	n/a	2	495
2009	451	6	0	23	2	n/a	n/a	1	483
2010	434	3	0	20	1	n/a	n/a	4	462
2011	443	2	1	12	3	0	3	0	464
2012	435	1	0	12	3	0	8	0	459
2013	451	2	0	7	5	0	7	0	472
2014	458	2	1	11	5	0	9	0	486
2015	443	3	2	11	2	0	15	0	476
2016	446	2	2	15	3	0	19	0	487
2017	428	0	2	15	2	0	18	0	465
2018	428	0	1	14	4	0	18	0	465
2019	381	0	1	16	4	0	17	0	419
2020	376	2	1	16	3	0	9	0	407
2021	398	3	1	35	4	0	7	0	448
2022	354	6	0	57	2	0	6	0	425
2023	353	4	1	63	1	0	10	0	432

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 Wilmington High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	436	25.0	17.4	n/a
1990	429	25.0	17.1	n/a
1991	454	24.5	18.5	n/a
1992	465	25.8	18.0	n/a
1993	437	24.3	18.0	n/a
1994	448	25.3	17.7	n/a
1995	468	26.0	18.0	n/a
1996	468	26.0	18.0	n/a
1997	438	28.4	15.4	n/a
1998	456	28.3	16.1	n/a
1999	487	32.0	15.2	n/a
2000	476	32.0	14.9	n/a
2001	494	32.0	15.4	n/a
2002	472	32.0	14.8	12.9
2003	472	32.0	14.8	12.9
2004	475	32.0	14.8	17.7
2005	483	32.0	15.1	18
2006	503	32.0	15.7	17.3
2007	515	35.0	14.7	17.5
2008	495	33.0	15.0	16.8
2009	483	32.0	15.1	17.8
2010	462	32.0	14.4	21.6
2011	464	28.5	16.2	28.4
2012	459	28.0	16.3	29.8
2013	472	40.9	11.5	29.4
2014	486	30.0	16.2	34.4
2015	476	28.0	17.0	40.8
2016	487	26.0	18.7	33.9
2017	465	35.5	13.0	38.1
2018	465	34.0	13.6	36.6
2019	419	30.0	13.9	40.1
2020	407	28.0	14.5	35.6
2021	448	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	425	29.0	14.6	35.1
2023	432	29.0	14.8	39.8

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 Wilmington High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	436	25.0	17.4	n/a
1990	429	25.0	17.1	n/a
1991	454	24.5	18.5	n/a
1992	465	25.8	18.0	n/a
1993	437	24.3	18.0	n/a
1994	448	25.3	17.7	n/a
1995	468	26.0	18.0	n/a
1996	468	26.0	18.0	n/a
1997	438	28.4	15.4	n/a
1998	456	28.3	16.1	n/a
1999	487	32.0	15.2	n/a
2000	476	32.0	14.9	n/a
2001	494	32.0	15.4	n/a
2002	472	32.0	14.8	12.9
2003	472	32.0	14.8	12.9
2004	475	32.0	14.8	17.7
2005	483	32.0	15.1	18
2006	503	32.0	15.7	17.3
2007	515	35.0	14.7	17.5
2008	495	33.0	15.0	16.8
2009	483	32.0	15.1	17.8
2010	462	32.0	14.4	21.6
2011	464	28.5	16.2	28.4
2012	459	28.0	16.3	29.8
2013	472	40.9	11.5	29.4
2014	486	30.0	16.2	34.4
2015	476	28.0	17.0	40.8
2016	487	26.0	18.7	33.9
2017	465	35.5	13.0	38.1
2018	465	34.0	13.6	36.6
2019	419	30.0	13.9	40.1
2020	407	28.0	14.5	35.6
2021	448	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	425	29.0	14.6	35.1
2023	432	29.0	14.8	39.8

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wilmington High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,066 (7.4%)	$13,404 (92.6%)	$14,470
2020	$995 (6.5%)	$14,294 (93.5%)	$15,289
2021	$1,259 (8.0%)	$14,422 (92.0%)	$15,682
2022	$1,259 (8.0%)	$14,422 (92.0%)	$15,682
2023	$2,366 (14.0%)	$14,480 (86.0%)	$16,846
2024	$2,804 (15.9%)	$14,846 (84.1%)	$17,649

Data source: Illinois Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilmington High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 263^rd of 701 High schools	Ranks 184^th of 699 High schools	11.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Wilmington High School)	23.2	24.5	1.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Wilmington CUSD 209U)	23.2	24.5	1.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)	34.8	26.7	8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Wilmington High School)	30.6	32.7	2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Wilmington CUSD 209U)	30.6	32.7	2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)	36.7	31.6	5.1%
End of Course Science (Wilmington High School)	45.7	58.9	13.2%
End of Course Science (Wilmington CUSD 209U)	45.7	58.9	13.2%
End of Course Science (Illinois)	36.4	52.2	15.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	419	432	3.1%
African American	0	4
American Indian	4	1	75%
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	16	63	293.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	381	353	7.3%
Two or More Races	17	10	41.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	40.1%	39.8%	0.3%

Schools Near Wilmington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
Wilmington High School	Public	9-12	209 Wildcat Ct	Wilmington	60481	Will County	Wilmington CUSD 209U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 926-1752	432	29	14.8	39.8%	353 (81.7%)	4 (0.9%)	63 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	42.3	380^th of 697 public high schools	45.5%		67.2	184^th of 699 public high schools	73.7%	196	45.3	15.5	21.6									$17,649	$2,804	$14,846
Reed-Custer High School	Public	9-12	249 Comet Dr	Braidwood	60408	Will County	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 458-2166	437	33	13.1	36.2%	370 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	45.3	349^th of 697 public high schools	49.9%		55.1	274^th of 699 public high schools	60.8%	75	48.5	13.5	26.0									$21,206	$246	$20,960
Coal City High School	Public	9-12	655 W Division St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 634-2396	631	38	16.4	23.5%	557 (88.3%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	75.1	139^th of 697 public high schools	80.1%		41.9	417^th of 699 public high schools	40.3%	278	60.9	31.1	34.8	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$16,763	$643	$16,120
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School	Public	9-12	500 E Main St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner S Wilmington Township HSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 237-2176	147	19	7.5	33.3%	131 (89.1%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	54	271^st of 697 public high schools	61.1%		63.3	221^st of 699 public high schools	68.4%	50	48.4	15.6	31.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$28,270	$1,175	$27,095
Minooka Community High School	Public	9-12	301 S Wabena Ave	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CHSD 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 467-2140	2,930	163	17.9		1,984 (67.7%)	156 (5.3%)	608 (20.8%)	44 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	135 (4.6%)	67.9	173^rd of 697 public high schools	75.2%		63.2	222^nd of 699 public high schools	68.2%	49	37.3	27.3	31.6	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	$17,742	$306	$17,435
Minooka Academy	Public	9-12	101 W Wapella St	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 521-2371	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Will County Detention Center 9-12	Public	9-12	3200 McDonough St	Joliet	60431	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 773-7233	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln Way West	Public	9-12	21701 S Gougar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	Lincoln Way CHSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 717-3501	1,994	102	19.5		1,608 (80.6%)	36 (1.8%)	276 (13.8%)	19 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (2.8%)	87.2	79^th of 697 public high schools	88.7%		92.3	45^th of 699 public high schools	93.6%	34	67.5	39.3	41.9	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.3	98.8	97.8	$14,724	$551	$14,173
Kankakee Area Career Center	Public	11-12	4083 N 1000w Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Iroquois/Kankakee ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 939-4971	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Premier Academy Morris	Public	6-12	7700 Ashley Rd	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 416-0377	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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