Booth Tarkington Elementary School
310 Scott St
Wheeling IL, 60090, Cook County
Phone: 847-520-2775
Ranking: (1,502 out of 3,028, top 50%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 535 | 515 | 465 | 458 | 481 | 472 | 475 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 65 | 12.1% | 36 | 7.0% | 29 | 6.2% | 31 | 6.8% | 30 | 6.2% | 40 | 8.5% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 59 | 11.0% | 81 | 15.7% | 63 | 13.5% | 56 | 12.2% | 74 | 15.4% | 66 | 14.0% | 78 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 15.7% | 74 | 14.4% | 76 | 16.3% | 76 | 16.6% | 74 | 15.4% | 73 | 15.5% | 60 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 13.3% | 79 | 15.3% | 74 | 15.9% | 76 | 16.6% | 76 | 15.8% | 60 | 12.7% | 80 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 15.5% | 88 | 17.1% | 83 | 17.8% | 77 | 16.8% | 68 | 14.1% | 78 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 92 | 17.2% | 83 | 16.1% | 71 | 15.3% | 68 | 14.8% | 78 | 16.2% | 72 | 15.3% | 85 | 17.9% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 15.1% | 74 | 14.4% | 69 | 14.8% | 74 | 16.2% | 81 | 16.8% | 83 | 17.6% | 93 | 19.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 263 | 49.2% | 260 | 50.5% | 234 | 50.3% | 238 | 52.0% | 243 | 50.5% | 204 | 43.2% | 261 | 54.9% |
Female: | 272 | 50.8% | 255 | 49.5% | 231 | 49.7% | 220 | 48.0% | 214 | 44.5% | 245 | 51.9% | 202 | 42.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 88 | 16.4% | 85 | 16.5% | 71 | 15.3% | 59 | 12.9% | 58 | 12.1% | 59 | 12.5% | 50 | 10.5% |
Hispanic: | 243 | 45.4% | 236 | 45.8% | 218 | 46.9% | 234 | 51.1% | 227 | 47.2% | 192 | 40.7% | 205 | 43.2% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 14 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.5% |
White: | 185 | 34.6% | 176 | 34.2% | 158 | 34.0% | 149 | 32.5% | 170 | 35.3% | 192 | 40.7% | 200 | 42.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 43.2% | 159 | 30.9% | 66 | 14.2% | 135 | 29.5% | 126 | 26.2% | 104 | 22.0% | 122 | 25.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 10.8% | 104 | 20.2% | 117 | 25.2% | 34 | 7.4% | 40 | 8.3% | 44 | 9.3% | 48 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.11 | 10.36 | 17.29 | 17.03 | 17.24 | 15.30 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 84.9% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.7% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 90.0% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.5% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 55.0% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 71.8% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 80.7% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 81.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 62.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 64.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 59.8% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 63.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 50.0% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 90.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 93.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 85.4% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 60.9% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 63.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 69.2% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 70.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 64.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 66.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 50.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 66.4% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 75.0% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.0% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.9% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 90.3% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71.2% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.0% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 73.2% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 72.9% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 69.2% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 85.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.3% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 90.8% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 83.6% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.0% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 57.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 55.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.1% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.4% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.4% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.6% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 69.6% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 69.2% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 49.7% | 58.9% |
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* Booth Tarkington Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.