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J W Riley Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1209 E Burr Oak Dr, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 · (847) 670-3400 · Part of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21

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

Directions
Students
319
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about J W Riley Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.1% 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 →

K–5J W Riley Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

1209 E Burr Oak Dr, Arlington Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten45
Grade 150
Grade 255
Grade 363
Grade 438
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
251’20
272’21
279’22
315’23
319’24

Up 27.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 15%Asian 13%Two or more races 6%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J W Riley Elem School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21

The district →
Eugene Field Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheeling
C
613 students16:1
Booth Tarkington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheeling
B−
540 students14:1
Robert Frost Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Prospect
C
532 students14:1
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheeling
D−
524 students13:1
Walt Whitman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheeling
C−
378 students11:1
Edgar A Poe Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
B
317 students9:1

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