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Elm Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 · (708) 452-3550 · Part of Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401

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

Directions
Students
615
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Elm Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6189
Grade 7212
Grade 8214
Enrollment over time
682’20
672’21
660’22
622’23
615’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%White 34%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian 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 Elm Middle 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
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elmwood Park
C+
567 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.