Mark Twain Elem School

Mark Twain Elem School is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Wheeling, Illinois, run under Wheeling CCSD 21, with 524 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 12 schools in Wheeling CCSD 21 (6,298 students total), Mark Twain Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mark Twain Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Mark Twain Elem School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Mark Twain Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.5%; this one delivers 25.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Mark Twain Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wheeling High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mark Twain Elem School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

Mark Twain Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mark Twain Elem School's enrollment has grew 11% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 524). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 87% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.