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Mark Twain Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

515 E Merle Ln, Wheeling, IL 60090 · (847) 520-2785 · Part of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21

Wheeling Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Students
524
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mark Twain Elem School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wheeling Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Mark Twain Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

515 E Merle Ln, Wheeling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten68
Grade 183
Grade 285
Grade 378
Grade 467
Grade 576
Grade 72
Enrollment over time
446’20
428’21
420’22
447’23
524’24

Up 17.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%White 11%Asian 7%Black 5%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mark Twain Elem School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21

The district →

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; Wheeling Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.