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Elmwood Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

3025 Ezra Ave, Zion, IL 60099 · (847) 379-0319 · Part of Zion Elementary School District 6

Zion Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Elmwood Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Zion Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Zion Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–5Elmwood Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3025 Ezra Ave, Zion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3118
Grade 4122
Grade 596
Enrollment over time
388’20
316’21
302’22
228’23
336’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 29%White 6%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Zion Elementary School District 6

The district →
Beulah Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
289 students18:1
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
275 students20:1
Lakeview School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zion
249 students13:1
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Zion
D−
339 students11:1
Shiloh Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
358 students14:1
Zion Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zion
C−
330 students11:1

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; Zion Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.