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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Wheeling CCSD 21

This page covers 9 elementary schools in Wheeling CCSD 21. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 9 of 9
1
rank
J W Riley Elem School
Grades KG–05279 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($29,020/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
2
rank
Edgar A Poe Elem School
Grades KG–05309 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1) · above-average investment ($29,020/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Henry W Longfellow Elem School
Grades PK–05489 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($29,020/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
4
rank
Robert Frost Elem School
Grades PK–05561 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($29,020/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Joyce Kilmer Elem School
Grades PK–05530 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($29,020/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Mark Twain Elem School
Grades PK–05420 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($29,020/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
7
rank
Booth Tarkington Elem School
Grades PK–05551 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($29,020/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Walt Whitman Elem School
Grades PK–05401 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($29,020/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Eugene Field Elem School
Grades PK–05577 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($29,020/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$29,020
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
9
Elementary Schools
13
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
63
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.