Photo: Wuhazet - Henryk Żychowski · CC BY 3.0Elmwood Park’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 15% of Elmwood Park’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Elmwood Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Elmwood Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1260 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elmwood Park’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,023 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Elm Middle School, then Elmwood Park High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Elmwood Park’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #494 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elmwood Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Elmwood Park
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Elmwood Park · depends on your address
John Mills Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 711 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 567 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Elmwood Park
Elm Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Elmwood Park
Elm Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Elmwood Park
Elm Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,015 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,015 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,015 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,015 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Elmwood Park’s public schools are run by Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Elmwood Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Elmwood Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Park | B− | Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 |
| River Grove | C | River Grove School District 85-5 PK–8 · Rhodes School District 84-5 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
Every school in Elmwood Park
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Elmwood Park’s schools
Are Elmwood Park’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elmwood Park children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #494 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elmwood Park in?
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,908 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Elmwood Park kids go to high school?
Elmwood Park High School, with 1,015 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Elmwood Park’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Elmwood Park spend per student?
$19,023 in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Elmwood Park families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.