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Whittier Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

218 W Park Ave, Wheaton, IL 60189 · (630) 682-2185 · Part of Community Unit School District 200

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

Directions
Students
433
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Whittier Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • 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–5Whittier Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

218 W Park Ave, Wheaton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 170
Grade 279
Grade 364
Grade 480
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
409’20
406’21
414’22
407’23
433’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whittier 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.