📍 515 E Merle Ln, Wheeling, Cook County, 60090
Mark Twain Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheeling, Cook County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Applequist. It is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mark Twain Elem School enrolls 420 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% White and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 86% |
| White | 36 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 420 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mark Twain Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 59.
Mark Twain Elem School is one of 13 schools in Wheeling CCSD 21, based in Wheeling, Illinois. The district serves 6,298 students district-wide and employs 467 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Mark Twain Elem School is close to the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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