📍 310 Scott St, Wheeling, Cook County, 60090
Booth Tarkington Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheeling, Cook County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jillian Dorn. It is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Booth Tarkington Elem School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 27% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 34% |
| White | 157 | 28% |
| Asian | 148 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 551 students (38%) 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.
Booth Tarkington Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 57.
Booth Tarkington 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 551 students, Booth Tarkington 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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