Wheatland Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Wheatland Township’s districts is 44%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wheatland Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Wheatland Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 158 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wheatland Township’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 spends $19,401 per student and Plainfield School District 202 $17,046, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
The Gardner School (private), Guidepost Montessori at Naperville (private) and Naperville Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Wheatland Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wheatland Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Grades PK · 757 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Prairie Children Preschool
Grades PK · 643 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
9th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Neuqua Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,018 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Naperville
Plainfield North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,399 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Plainfield East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,825 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
10th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Neuqua Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,018 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Naperville
Plainfield North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,399 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Plainfield East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,825 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
11th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Neuqua Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,018 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Naperville
Plainfield North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,399 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Plainfield East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,825 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
12th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Neuqua Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,018 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Naperville
Plainfield North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,399 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Plainfield East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,825 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Wheatland Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204). From grade PK, students attend the Plainfield School District 202, shared with Bolingbrook, Na-Au-Say, Plainfield and Plainfield. Parts of Wheatland Township (20% of its land) are served by Oswego Community Unit School District 308 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Wheatland Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wheatland Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wheatland Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Township | A− | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 |
| Du Page | B | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Plainfield | B+ | Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Oswego | B+ | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 |
| Naperville | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 |
Every school in Wheatland Township
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Gail McKinzie High School).
Questions about Wheatland Township’s schools
Are Wheatland Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wheatland Township children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wheatland Township in?
Two districts: Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 runs grades PK–12, and Plainfield School District 202 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bolingbrook, Na-Au-Say, Plainfield and Plainfield.
Where do Wheatland Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Neuqua Valley High School, Plainfield North High School and Plainfield East High School.
What is Wheatland Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Plainfield School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wheatland Township spend per student?
$19,401 in Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 and $17,046 in Plainfield School District 202 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wheatland Township?
Yes: The Gardner School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 230 students), Guidepost Montessori at Naperville (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 115 students) and Naperville Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 91 students).
Parents talk
What Wheatland Township families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.