Booth Tarkington Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Wheeling, Illinois
Booth Tarkington Elementary School in Wheeling, Illinois enrolled 540 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
551 students in 2022-23, 565 students in 2023-24, 540 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 38.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 551 | 37.0 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 38.5 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 540 | 38.0 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 219 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Booth Tarkington Elementary School enrolled 438 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 219 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.0% of students were Hispanic, 30.0% White, 26.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic33.0%
- White30.0%
- Asian26.5%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Black3.7%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Booth Tarkington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 21% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Wheeling
4 public elementary schools in Wheeling report 2024-25 enrollment; Booth Tarkington Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Field Elementary School | 613 | 15.9 | not reported |
| Booth Tarkington Elementary School | 540 | 14.2 | not reported |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 524 | 12.8 | not reported |
| Walt Whitman Elementary School | 378 | 11.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Booth Tarkington Elementary School
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 613 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- J W Riley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 319 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Booth Tarkington Elementary School with Eugene Field Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wheeling CCSD 21 spends per student$23,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,330
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBooth Tarkington Elementary School is the number 409 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#409 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Booth Tarkington Elementary School
How many students attend Booth Tarkington Elementary School?
540 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 551 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wheeling, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Booth Tarkington Elementary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Booth Tarkington Elementary School a Title I school?
Booth Tarkington Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Booth Tarkington Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Booth Tarkington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Booth Tarkington Elementary School in?
Wheeling CCSD 21, NCES district ID 1742210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174221004234 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.