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Walt Whitman Elementary School
133 Wille Ave
Wheeling IL, 60090, Cook County
Phone: 847-520-2795
Ranking: 
(2,779 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*
(2,779 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 66 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 591 | 573 | 555 | 564 | 631 | 753 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 26 | 4.7% | 27 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.7% | 31 | 5.5% | 71 | 11.3% | 241 | 32.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 16.0% | 88 | 14.9% | 101 | 17.6% | 86 | 15.5% | 95 | 16.8% | 87 | 13.8% | 92 | 12.2% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 16.9% | 112 | 19.0% | 92 | 16.1% | 102 | 18.4% | 80 | 14.2% | 111 | 17.6% | 101 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 17.8% | 91 | 15.4% | 99 | 17.3% | 82 | 14.8% | 101 | 17.9% | 99 | 15.7% | 93 | 12.4% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 14.7% | 93 | 15.7% | 84 | 14.7% | 97 | 17.5% | 94 | 16.7% | 97 | 15.4% | 74 | 9.8% |
| Grade 4: | 89 | 16.0% | 86 | 14.6% | 93 | 16.2% | 89 | 16.0% | 91 | 16.1% | 82 | 13.0% | 79 | 10.5% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 14.0% | 94 | 15.9% | 83 | 14.5% | 84 | 15.1% | 72 | 12.8% | 84 | 13.3% | 73 | 9.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 299 | 53.7% | 323 | 54.7% | 294 | 51.3% | 286 | 51.5% | 287 | 50.9% | 292 | 46.3% | 384 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 258 | 46.3% | 268 | 45.3% | 279 | 48.7% | 269 | 48.5% | 255 | 45.2% | 320 | 50.7% | 349 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.2% | 25 | 4.2% | 24 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.0% | 44 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 450 | 80.8% | 483 | 81.7% | 469 | 81.8% | 446 | 80.4% | 456 | 80.9% | 513 | 81.3% | 549 | 72.9% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% |
| White: | 64 | 11.5% | 62 | 10.5% | 59 | 10.3% | 67 | 12.1% | 70 | 12.4% | 81 | 12.8% | 133 | 17.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 79.7% | 421 | 71.2% | 216 | 37.7% | 378 | 68.1% | 358 | 63.5% | 329 | 52.1% | 329 | 43.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.1% | 89 | 15.1% | 242 | 42.2% | 34 | 6.1% | 25 | 4.4% | 59 | 9.4% | 51 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.47 | 8.94 | 16.37 | 15.93 | 15.06 | 14.70 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 84.9% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 86.7% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 90.0% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 91.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 83.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.6% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 82.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 55.0% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 71.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 80.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 81.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 62.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 64.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 59.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 63.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.0% | 50.0% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 90.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 93.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 81.2% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 85.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 60.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 83.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 63.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 69.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 70.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 64.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 66.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 50.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 66.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 75.0% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 78.0% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 88.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 90.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 71.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 76.0% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 73.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 72.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 69.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 84.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 89.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 90.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 80.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 83.6% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 83.0% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 57.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 55.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 71.1% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.4% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 81.6% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 69.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 69.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 69.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 49.7% | 58.9% |
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* Walt Whitman Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.