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Emerson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

119 S Woodlawn St, Wheaton, IL 60187 · (630) 682-2055 · Part of Community Unit School District 200

Milton Township’s School Grade A better than 87% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
263
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Emerson Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Milton Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Milton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Emerson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

119 S Woodlawn St, Wheaton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten35
Grade 144
Grade 248
Grade 347
Grade 440
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
266’20
268’21
268’22
284’23
263’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Asian 12%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Black 7%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emerson Elem School from Milton Township families.

Other schools in Community Unit School District 200

The district →
Madison Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheaton
A
360 students12:1
Jefferson Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wheaton
302 students18:1
Pleasant Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Winfield
A−
583 students14:1
Wiesbrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wheaton
A
496 students17:1
Clifford Johnson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warrenville
B+
473 students11:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wheaton
A+
458 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Milton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.