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C+

Elmwood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2319 N 76th Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 · (708) 452-6254 · Part of Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
567
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Elmwood Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2319 N 76th Ave, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten87
Grade 198
Grade 2103
Grade 395
Grade 4100
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
519’20
504’21
544’22
541’23
567’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%White 37%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elmwood Elem School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401

The district →
John Mills Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
C
711 students14:1
Elm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elmwood Park
B−
615 students13:1
Elmwood Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elmwood Park
B
1,015 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Leyden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.