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John Mills Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2824 N 76th Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 · (708) 452-3560 · Part of Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401

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

Directions
Students
711
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John Mills Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts21%
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 ↗

2824 N 76th Ave, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K102
Kindergarten85
Grade 196
Grade 2106
Grade 3108
Grade 4118
Grade 596
Enrollment over time
611’20
678’21
658’22
692’23
711’24

Up 16.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 28%Asian 3%Black 2%Two or more races 1%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 John Mills Elem School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401

The district →
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elmwood Park
C+
567 students13:1
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.