Wheeling High School
900 South Elmhurst Rd
Wheeling IL, 60090, Cook County
Phone: 847-718-7000
Ranking: 
(132 out of 666, top 20%)*
(132 out of 666, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Township High School District 214
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: | 109 | 85 | 114 | 115 | 119 | 126 | 112 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,765 | 1,769 | 1,797 | 1,826 | 1,853 | 1,976 | 1,900 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 482 | 27.3% | 458 | 25.9% | 462 | 25.7% | 476 | 26.1% | 493 | 26.6% | 512 | 25.9% | 508 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 427 | 24.2% | 439 | 24.8% | 464 | 25.8% | 486 | 26.6% | 456 | 24.6% | 467 | 23.6% | 491 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 427 | 24.2% | 438 | 24.8% | 458 | 25.5% | 429 | 23.5% | 452 | 24.4% | 489 | 24.7% | 480 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 429 | 24.3% | 434 | 24.5% | 413 | 23.0% | 435 | 23.8% | 452 | 24.4% | 508 | 25.7% | 421 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 911 | 51.6% | 897 | 50.7% | 883 | 49.1% | 900 | 49.3% | 864 | 46.6% | 959 | 48.5% | 932 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 854 | 48.4% | 872 | 49.3% | 914 | 50.9% | 926 | 50.7% | 913 | 49.3% | 939 | 47.5% | 909 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 92 | 5.2% | 100 | 5.7% | 111 | 6.2% | 108 | 5.9% | 114 | 6.2% | 126 | 6.4% | 135 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 944 | 53.5% | 901 | 50.9% | 920 | 51.2% | 890 | 48.7% | 821 | 44.3% | 864 | 43.7% | 756 | 39.8% |
| Black: | 47 | 2.7% | 39 | 2.2% | 46 | 2.6% | 48 | 2.6% | 50 | 2.7% | 59 | 3.0% | 58 | 3.1% |
| White: | 631 | 35.8% | 701 | 39.6% | 691 | 38.5% | 744 | 40.7% | 799 | 43.1% | 855 | 43.3% | 894 | 47.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 701 | 39.7% | 650 | 36.7% | 204 | 11.4% | 554 | 30.3% | 533 | 28.8% | 401 | 20.3% | 393 | 20.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 4.4% | 107 | 6.0% | 491 | 27.3% | 134 | 7.3% | 135 | 7.3% | 75 | 3.8% | 141 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.16 | 20.90 | 15.71 | 15.95 | 15.53 | 15.70 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 71.0% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 71.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 72.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 73.9% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 73.6% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 72.8% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 69.4% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 71.5% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 72.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 74.5% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 73.1% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.3% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 68.8% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.6% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 67.7% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 68.1% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 67.4% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 65.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 64.5% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 66.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 66.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 70% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 69.9% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 71.6% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 71.4% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 70.7% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 66.6% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 69.0% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 66.8% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 69.1% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 66.7% | 49.4% |
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* Wheeling High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.