Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Wheeling’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts
35% of students in Wheeling’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wheeling, 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’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 35% across both 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 ↓
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’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 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, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Wheeling · depends on your address
Cooper Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 732 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
Jack London Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 628 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Oliver W Holmes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wheeling · depends on your address
Cooper Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 732 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
Jack London Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 628 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Oliver W Holmes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wheeling · depends on your address
Cooper Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 732 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
Jack London Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 628 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Oliver W Holmes Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Wheeling runs its own schools through grade 8 (Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 214, shared with Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling. Its elementary school is in Wheeling. Parts of Wheeling (7% of its land) are served by Prospect Heights School District 23 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Wheeling
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Wheeling vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wheeling’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | B+ | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Buffalo Grove | A | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated K–8 |
| Prospect Heights | B+ | Prospect Heights School District 23 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Arlington Heights | A | Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Northfield | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| Northbrook | A+ | Northbrook School District 28 PK–8 · Northbrook Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 PK–8 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Township High School District 214 with Wheeling for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wheeling
18 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 Wheeling’s schools
Are Wheeling’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wheeling children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wheeling in?
Two districts: Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 214 runs grades 9–12, shared with Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling.
Where do Wheeling kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Prospect High School, John Hersey High School, Buffalo Grove High School, Rolling Meadows High School, Elk Grove High School and Wheeling High School.
What is Wheeling’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 spend per student?
$27,472 in Township High School District 214 and $23,618 in Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wheeling 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.