Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT SD 104·NCES 170405000089
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School
7555 W 64th St, Summit, IL 60501 · (708) 458-0640 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
112 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School→Heritage Middle School
Based on grade levels within Summit SD 104. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +36.1pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +37.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 38 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 3.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 15% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School this school | 114 | 98.2% | 44.8% |
| U S Grant Elementary School South Chicago Heights | 147 | 95.2% | 37.8% |
| W W Walker Elementary School Bedford Park | 130 | 99.2% | 28.6% |
| Turner Elementary School Crestwood | 148 | 96.6% | N/A |
| Greenbriar Elementary School Chicago Heights | 174 | 98.3% | 44.8% |
| Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary School Chicago | 98 | 94.9% | 24.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #749 of 1,925 | #199 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #931 of 2,077 ▲ 1,017 | #275 of 829 ▲ 475 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #657 of 2,077 ▲ 727 | #218 of 829 ▲ 273 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #2,311 of 2,419 | #890 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #63 of 2,132 | #43 of 804 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
114
-55 (-33%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 114 | 13.5 | 8.5:1 | 98% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 13 | 8.2:1 | 64% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 15 | 8.8:1 | 83% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 13.5 | 13.8:1 | 82% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 84% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 9 | 17.7:1 | 86% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 13 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (186 to 114); teachers unchanged (13.5 to 13.5).
About Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School serves students in Summit, Illinois, as a small elementary school. The school's 114 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School is part of Summit SD 104, where 5 schools serve 1,435 students.
At 78%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 18% Black and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School and a ratio of 8.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School is 30.0 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Illinois.
Within Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The shortest distance from Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Argo Community High School. The five-mile area around Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.4% proficiency; Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School posts 44.8%.
The NCES locale for Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 169 to 114 over 4 years.
The Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit SD 104
- Otis P Graves Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- W W Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
Other schools in Summit
- Argo Community High SchoolHigh · 1,817 students
- Otis P Graves Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Argo Community High School0.3 mi · 1,817
- W W Walker Elementary School0.4 mi · 130
- Dore Elementary School0.5 mi · 745
- Heritage Middle School0.6 mi · 447
- Otis P Graves Elementary School0.6 mi · 562
- Walsh Elementary School1.0 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Donald Wharton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School?
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School have?
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School?
At Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School?
Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School is overseen by Summit SD 104 in Cook County.
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