Oliver W Holmes Middle School
Wheeling, IL · Wheeling CCSD 21
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
625th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 9%▼ Declining
221 S Wolf Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
(847)520-2790NCES ID 174221004240Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Oliver W Holmes Middle School 625th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 9% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 23th in 2019 to 9th 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.
Asian (last reported 2023), 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.
Asian (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.
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 609 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 72.0% | 72.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| White | 21.7% | 15.6% | ▼ 6.1 pts | |
| Asian | 2.5% | 4.8% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 3.3% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| Black | 2.6% | 3.1% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.4 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 Oliver W Holmes Middle School
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ELA 45% ▲19 · Math 30% ▲16Compare - #8Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolNorthbrook ESD 27 · 1.8 mi away8th of 685
ELA 89% ▲63 · Math 83% ▲69Compare - #102MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 2.6 mi away102nd of 685
ELA 74% ▲48 · Math 58% ▲44Compare - #19Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolDeerfield SD 109 · 3.2 mi away19th of 685
ELA 87% ▲61 · Math 75% ▲61Compare - #63Field SchoolWest Northfield SD 31 · 3.2 mi away63rd of 685
ELA 80% ▲54 · Math 62% ▲48Compare - #70Aptakisic Junior High SchoolAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 · 3.3 mi away70th of 685
ELA 76% ▲50 · Math 65% ▲51Compare - #266River Trails Middle SchoolRiver Trails SD 26 · 3.6 mi away266th of 685
ELA 54% ▲28 · Math 47% ▲33Compare - #29Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolDeerfield SD 109 · 3.7 mi away29th of 685
ELA 87% ▲61 · Math 70% ▲56Compare
What school district is Oliver W Holmes Middle School in?
Oliver W Holmes Middle School is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district in Wheeling, Illinois.
Is Oliver W Holmes Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Oliver W Holmes Middle School 625th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 9% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Oliver W Holmes Middle School?
Hispanic 73%, White 16%, Asian 5%, Two or more races 3% (609 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Oliver W Holmes Middle 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.