Booth Tarkington Elem School
Wheeling, IL · Wheeling CCSD 21
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
1,021st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 51%▼ Declining
310 Scott St, Wheeling, IL 60090
(847)520-2775NCES ID 174221004234Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Booth Tarkington Elem School 1,021st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 52th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Asian (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 565 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 51.1% | 33.5% | ▼ 17.6 pts | |
| White | 32.5% | 29.2% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Asian | 12.9% | 26.4% | ▲ 13.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.0% | 6.5% | ▲ 4.5 pts | |
| Black | 1.3% | 4.1% | ▲ 2.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $314K in zip 60090 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Booth Tarkington Elem School
- #1715Eugene Field Elem SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 0.6 mi away1,715th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼15 · Math 21% ▼26Compare - #654J W Riley Elem SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 0.9 mi away654th of 2,105
ELA 58% ▲16 · Math 52% ▲5Compare - #1402Joyce Kilmer Elem SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 0.9 mi away1,402nd of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼9 · Math 33% ▼14Compare - #1757Mark Twain Elem SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 1 mi away1,757th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼16 · Math 20% ▼27Compare - #198Ivy Hill Elem SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 1.6 mi away198th of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲32 · Math 72% ▲25Compare - #531Anne Sullivan Elem SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 1.7 mi away531st of 2,105
ELA 64% ▲22 · Math 54% ▲7Compare - #248Earl Pritchett SchoolAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 · 1.7 mi away248th of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲32 · Math 68% ▲21Compare - #326Betsy Ross Elem SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 1.7 mi away326th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲19 · Math 72% ▲25Compare
What school district is Booth Tarkington Elem School in?
Booth Tarkington Elem School is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district in Wheeling, Illinois.
Is Booth Tarkington Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Booth Tarkington Elem School 1,021st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Booth Tarkington Elem School?
Hispanic 34%, White 29%, Asian 26%, Two or more races 7% (565 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Booth Tarkington Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60090 is $314K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.