Wheaton Christian Grammar school enjoys full nonpublic school recognition from the Illinois State Board of Education and is fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI).  All full-time faculty are certified by the Illinois State Board of Education. 

You are invited to review our 2010 school report card.

2010-2011 enrollment        537 in grades K-8      (5.3% increase from previous year)
                                           328 school families

Teachers                             Avg years of teaching experience: 14.2                                 
                                           Avg years of experience at WCGS: 9.7
                                           Teachers with M.A. and beyond: 39%

                                           All teachers are committed Christians who annually
                                           reaffirm their agreement to the Declaration of Faith.

Where do our 
families live?                      37.2 %     Wheaton                      1.9 %     Bartlett
                                          18.6 %     West Chicago               1.9 %     Naperville
                                          10.1 %     Glen Ellyn                     1.9 %     St. Charles
                                            7.9 %     Carol Stream                1.9 %     Warrenville
                                            6.9 %     Winfield                        9.8 %     Other suburbs        

                    
How do our                 students compare?   The complete battery scores on the Stanford Achievement Test for 2010 place the median WCGS student in the 85th percentile when compared to others who took the test nationally.
                                          

Average class size:            23.3

Class of 2010 profile:        71 % of graduates enrolled at Wheaton Academy 
                                         (Christian High School, West Chicago)

Tuition and fees                One child, half-day Kdg.    $  5,490
                                         One child, full-day Kdg.      $  7,866
                                         One child, grades 1-6        $  8,266  
                                         One child, grades 7-8        $  8,391
                                         Follow link to more detailed tuition information.

First day of school:           August 24, 2010
Christmas break:              December 20, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Re-enrollment:                  March 22 - April 11, 2011
Spring break:                    March 28 - April 1, 2011
Standardized testing:       April 11 - 15, 2011
Last day of school:           June 3, 2011

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Ninety percent of our annual budget comes from tuition dollars.  The remaining 10 percent comes from donations of school families and friends of the school.  Need-based financial aid is available.