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Walt Whitman Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

133 Wille Ave, Wheeling, IL 60090 · (847) 520-2795 · Part of Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21

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

Directions
Students
378
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walt Whitman Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.2% 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–5Walt Whitman Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

133 Wille Ave, Wheeling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten57
Grade 156
Grade 248
Grade 357
Grade 466
Grade 553
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
446’20
409’21
401’22
409’23
378’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 13%Black 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walt Whitman 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
Edgar A Poe Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
B
317 students9:1
Joyce Kilmer Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo Grove
C
590 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; Wheeling Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.