Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Wheaton’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts
42% of students in Wheaton’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wheaton, 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.
Wheaton’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Glenbard Township High School District 87 spends $25,306 per student and Community Unit School District 200 $20,298, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Wheaton’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts, #125 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 Wheaton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wheaton · depends on your address
Madison Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Jefferson Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 302 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Wheaton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Community Unit School District 200). From grade 9, students attend the Glenbard Township High School District 87, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Lombard, Milton, Wayne and York. Its elementary school is in Winfield. Parts of Wheaton (8% and 3% of its land) are served by Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 and Glen Ellyn School District 41 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Wheaton
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
Wheaton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wheaton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wheaton | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Glen Ellyn | A | Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Winfield | B+ | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Milton | A | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 |
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Lisle | A | Lisle Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Winfield (village) | A− | Winfield School District 34 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Glenbard Township High School District 87 with Wheaton for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wheaton
23 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).
Questions about Wheaton’s schools
Are Wheaton’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wheaton children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wheaton in?
Two districts: Community Unit School District 200 runs grades PK–12, and Glenbard Township High School District 87 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Lombard, Milton, Wayne and York.
Where do Wheaton kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Glenbard West High School, Glenbard East High School, Glenbard North High School, Wheaton Warrenville South H S, Wheaton North High School and Glenbard South High School.
What is Wheaton’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wheaton spend per student?
$25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 and $20,298 in Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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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.