Wheeling High School
Wheeling, IL · Township HSD 214
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
333rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 45%▼ Declining
900 S Elmhurst Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
(847)718-7000NCES ID 170417000117Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Wheeling High School 333rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 45% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 58th in 2019 to 45th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
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.
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 1,749 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 48.7% | 64.5% | ▲ 15.8 pts | |
| White | 40.7% | 23.7% | ▼ 17.0 pts | |
| Asian | 5.9% | 6.9% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 2.6% | 2.9% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 1.9% | ▲ 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 Wheeling High School
- #28John Hersey High SchoolTownship HSD 214 · 1.9 mi away28th of 601
ELA 78% ▲30 · Math 70% ▲37Compare - #103Buffalo Grove High SchoolTownship HSD 214 · 2.5 mi away103rd of 601
ELA 66% ▲18 · Math 56% ▲23Compare - #22Prospect High SchoolTownship HSD 214 · 3.3 mi away22nd of 601
ELA 83% ▲35 · Math 68% ▲35Compare - #262Palatine High SchoolTownship HSD 211 · 4.3 mi away262nd of 601
ELA 51% ▲3 · Math 40% ▲7Compare - #12Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolAdlai E Stevenson HSD 125 · 5.1 mi away12th of 601
ELA 86% ▲38 · Math 82% ▲49Compare - #17Glenbrook South High SchoolGlenbrook HSD 225 · 5.2 mi away17th of 601
ELA 81% ▲33 · Math 75% ▲42Compare - #8Glenbrook North High SchoolGlenbrook HSD 225 · 5.6 mi away8th of 601
ELA 89% ▲41 · Math 86% ▲53Compare - #148Rolling Meadows High SchoolTownship HSD 214 · 5.8 mi away148th of 601
ELA 63% ▲15 · Math 46% ▲13Compare
What school district is Wheeling High School in?
Wheeling High School is part of the Township HSD 214 district in Wheeling, Illinois.
Is Wheeling High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Wheeling High School 333rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 45% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Wheeling High School?
Hispanic 65%, White 24%, Asian 7%, Black 3% (1,749 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Wheeling High 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.