Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELING CCSD 21·NCES 174221004233
Edgar A Poe Elementary School
2800 N Highland Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 · (847) 670-3200 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
160 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 42.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Edgar A Poe Elementary School
Edgar A Poe Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar A Poe Elementary School this school | 317 | 50.5% | 43.0% |
| Pennoyer Elementary School Norridge | 419 | 47.5% | 45.0% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Jacksonville | 349 | 50.7% | 54.8% |
| Clearmont Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 408 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Woodridge | 361 | 52.1% | 49.7% |
| Olson Park Elementary School Machesney Park | 294 | 54.8% | 52.9% |
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 Edgar A Poe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #822 of 1,925 | #215 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #838 of 2,077 ▼ 346 | #248 of 829 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,416 of 2,077 ▼ 143 | #498 of 829 ▼ 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,447 of 2,419 | #601 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #65 of 2,035 | #41 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #979 of 2,042 | #358 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #1,290 of 2,132 | #602 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #176 of 1,461 | #110 of 661 |
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
317
+35 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 402
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 | 317 | 34 | 9.3:1 | 50% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 30.5 | 10.6:1 | 45% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 29.5 | 10.5:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 26.1 | 17.5:1 | 38% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 25% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar A Poe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (455 to 317); teachers up 30% (26.1 to 34).
About Edgar A Poe Elementary School
In Arlington Heights, Illinois, Edgar A Poe Elementary School is a small elementary school. Federal data show 317 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
A total of 12 schools make up Wheeling CCSD 21, with 6,298 students enrolled.
The student body at Edgar A Poe Elementary School is 71% White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The school's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
A school with Edgar A Poe Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 42.4%. Edgar A Poe Elementary School scores 43.0%, within a point of that line.
Looking at the county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Edgar A Poe Elementary School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Greenbrier Elementary School is closest at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Edgar A Poe Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Edgar A Poe Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 317 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 282.
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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
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- Greenbrier Elementary School0.8 mi · 280
- Buffalo Grove High School0.9 mi · 2,021
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- Ivy Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 593
- Henry W Longfellow Elementary School1.2 mi · 510
- Lake Louise Elementary School1.3 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar A Poe Elementary SchoolHow large is Edgar A Poe Elementary School?
Edgar A Poe Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edgar A Poe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgar A Poe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgar A Poe Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edgar A Poe Elementary School is approximately 9.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edgar A Poe Elementary School?
At Edgar A Poe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Edgar A Poe Elementary School in?
Edgar A Poe Elementary School is part of Wheeling CCSD 21.
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