Wheeling High School

900 S Elmhurst Rd, Mount Prospect IL, 60090 | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 | 847-718-7000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1717
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 31% 8% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
41%Mount Prospect
33%Illinois

Wheeling High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21" in Mount Prospect, IL. There are a total of 1,717 students and 112 teachers at Wheeling High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Wheeling High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 30.5%, which is 8% lower than the Illinois average.

Wheeling High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1717
Teachers112
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment543
Taking some courses455
Taking some courses (not tests)74
Passing some courses357
Passing no courses107

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Wheeling High School, there are a total of 543 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 455 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School30%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All31%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School31%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Wheeling High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 35.5% 41.8% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.1% 1.4% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 5.3% 7.7% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 54.2% 45.1% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 2.4% 0.8% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.4% 3.0% 3.1%

Mount Prospect demographics profile

StatisticMount ProspectIllinoisNational
Population54,16512,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,05322891
Median age40.837.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English59%77%79%
Speak Spanish11%13%13%

Education level achieved in Mount Prospect

IndexMount ProspectIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade89.7%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school88.0%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college67.5%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree47.7%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors39.8%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters14.8%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.9%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Wheeling High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.