Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Wheeling Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 39% of Wheeling Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wheeling 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.
Wheeling Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 39% across its 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
Township High School District 214 spends $27,472 per student and Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 $23,618, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Christian Liberty Academy (private), St. James School (private), St. Peter Lutheran School (private), Our Lady of the Wayside School (private), A Mother's Touch Creative Learning Center (private), Park View Montessori School - Mount Prospect (private), Chicago Futabakai Japanese School (private), Bright Horizons (private), Newhope Academy LTD (private), Children's Land at Wheeling Learning Center (private), Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School (private), Poko Loko Child Care Center (private), Flower Garden Daycare Center (private), Maryville Jen School (private), Literki Learning Care Center Inc. (private) and Blooming Minds STEAM Academy Private 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 Wheeling Township’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts, #210 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 Wheeling Township, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Wheeling Township (14%, 12% and 4% of its land) are served by Prospect Heights School District 23, River Trails School District 26 and Mount Prospect School District 57 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Wheeling 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
Wheeling Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wheeling Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Township | A− | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Northfield | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| Palatine | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Vernon | A+ | Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
| Arlington Heights | A | Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Wheeling (village) | B+ | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Glenview | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| Des Plaines | A− | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rolling Meadows | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
3 of the 8 neighbors share Township High School District 214 with Wheeling Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wheeling Township
50 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: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Riley School-DHH Elem Prgrm, Timber Ridge School, Miner School, MacArthur MS-D/HH MS Program, Hersey HS-D/HH HS Program and Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School).
Questions about Wheeling Township’s schools
Are Wheeling Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wheeling Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #210 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wheeling Township in?
Township High School District 214, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 11,911 students in 6 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wheeling Township are served by Prospect Heights School District 23, River Trails School District 26 and Mount Prospect School District 57.
Where do Wheeling Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Prospect High School, John Hersey High School, Buffalo Grove High School and Wheeling High School.
What is Wheeling Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 214 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wheeling Township spend per student?
$27,472 in Township High School District 214, $23,618 in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 and $19,822 in Arlington Heights School District 25 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wheeling Township?
Yes: Christian Liberty Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 671 students), St. James School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 600 students), St. Peter Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 512 students), Our Lady of the Wayside School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 374 students), A Mother's Touch Creative Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 151 students), Park View Montessori School - Mount Prospect (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 139 students), Chicago Futabakai Japanese School (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 137 students), Bright Horizons (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 133 students), Newhope Academy LTD (special education, grades 6–12, 120 students), Children's Land at Wheeling Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 77 students), Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–7, 70 students), Poko Loko Child Care Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 63 students), Flower Garden Daycare Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students), Maryville Jen School (special education, grades 8–12, 47 students), Literki Learning Care Center Inc. (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 43 students) and Blooming Minds STEAM Academy Private School (nonsectarian, grades K–2, 16 students).
Parents talk
What Wheeling 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.