Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks 758 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 541 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 36% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Elmwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Elm Middle School High : Elmwood Park High School

Elmwood Elementary School

Summary:

Elmwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Elmwood Park, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 544 students. The school is part of the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district, which is ranked 370 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1170th place in 2013-2014 to 758th place in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is generally higher than the district and state averages, while its Mathematics performance is slightly lower. However, the school's Science performance is stronger, with 51.3% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 45.9% for the district and 53.2% for the state. Elmwood Elementary School also performs well with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, but its performance with Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools, John Mills Elementary School has similar performance to Elmwood Elementary School, while Willard Elementary School in the neighboring River Forest School District 90 consistently outperforms Elmwood Elementary School and the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics. Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Burbank Elementary and Dever Elementary, generally perform lower than Elmwood Elementary School across all subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

2319 N 76th Ave
Elmwood Park, IL 60707-3027

(708) 452-6254

District: Elmwood Park CUSD 401

SchoolDigger Rank:
758^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,885

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Elm Middle School
High:	Elmwood Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

White:

35.7%

African American:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elmwood Elementary School ranks better than 63.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.28. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.4%), White (35.7%), African American (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elmwood Elementary School is 13.1. (See more...)

Compare Elmwood Elementary School employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elmwood Elementary School is $15,885.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elmwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood Elementary School 758^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Elmwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Elmwood Park CUSD 401:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood Park CUSD 401 370^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Elmwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.59	1242^nd	2020	38.5%
2004	61.84	930^th	2030	54.2%
2005	59.55	993^rd	2022	50.9%
2006	59.79	1061^st	2086	49.1%
2007	58.01	1098^th	2095	47.6%
2008	54.49	1173^rd	2092	43.9%
2009	58.45	1085^th	2120	48.8%
2010	60.97	1025^th	2139	52.1%
2011	50.76	1266^th	2147	41.0%
2012	54.02	1188^th	2166	45.2%
2013	43.28	1320^th	2167	39.1%
2014	46.65	1170^th	2093	44.1%
2015	38.25	1171^st	2052	42.9%
2016	52.14	916^th	2046	55.2%
2017	46.61	1029^th	2044	49.7%
2018	46.41	1014^th	2037	50.2%
2019	62.28	728^th	2086	65.1%
2021	38.56	1082^nd	1948	44.5%
2022	41.01	1157^th	2082	44.4%
2023	47.51	1004^th	2077	51.7%
2024	58.28	758^th	2067	63.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.79	358^th	718	50.1%
2019	75.13	68^th	743	90.8%
2021	53.74	146^th	537	72.8%
2022	47.98	321^st	768	58.2%
2023	56.67	235^th	788	70.2%
2024	67.30	131^st	826	84.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.02	461^st	763	39.6%
2019	52.96	425^th	1194	64.4%
2021	52.95	232^nd	640	63.8%
2022	35.32	648^th	1113	41.8%
2023	38.48	637^th	1156	44.9%
2024	36.79	700^th	1195	41.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.04	681^st	1765	61.4%
2019	74.85	253^rd	1816	86.1%
2021	44.12	766^th	1514	49.4%
2022	62.54	478^th	1763	72.9%
2023	44.96	935^th	1808	48.3%
2024	65.18	440^th	1793	75.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.51	953^rd	1964	51.5%
2019	63.30	682^nd	2019	66.2%
2021	35.40	1026^th	1680	38.9%
2022	36.74	1159^th	1970	41.2%
2023	47.13	946^th	1957	51.7%
2024	56.03	747^th	1942	61.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.20	457^th	907	49.6%
2024	47.22	376^th	886	57.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.11	1006^th	1972	49.0%
2019	58.31	759^th	2019	62.4%
2021	36.72	1003^rd	1707	41.2%
2022	45.51	972^nd	1977	50.8%
2023	46.41	964^th	1984	51.4%
2024	58.95	701^st	1959	64.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.77	496^th	938	47.1%
2019	63.08	247^th	955	74.1%
2021	37.94	436^th	742	41.2%
2022	48.32	430^th	954	54.9%
2023	50.98	410^th	970	57.7%
2024	61.29	270^th	959	71.8%

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Rank History for White students at Elmwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.67	749^th	1463	48.8%
2019	63.26	491^st	1462	66.4%
2021	42.39	736^th	1308	43.7%
2022	33.56	998^th	1425	30.0%
2023	46.50	765^th	1419	46.1%
2024	65.20	432^nd	1392	69.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Elmwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	448	n/a	10	31	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	489
1990	412	n/a	15	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	476
1991	460	0	14	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1992	503	0	13	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
1993	503	0	13	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	575
1994	500	0	16	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	591
1995	565	1	10	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1996	565	1	10	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1997	591	2	11	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1998	604	0	9	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	688
1999	606	1	4	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
2000	636	1	7	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
2001	598	2	7	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
2002	441	7	18	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2003	441	7	18	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2004	404	8	23	142	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2005	358	4	21	131	0	n/a	n/a	11	525
2006	338	7	15	154	0	n/a	n/a	12	526
2007	315	7	22	157	0	n/a	n/a	11	512
2008	289	8	24	141	0	n/a	n/a	19	481
2009	277	10	21	158	0	n/a	n/a	23	489
2010	257	27	16	183	0	n/a	n/a	39	522
2011	274	21	14	232	0	0	14	0	555
2012	282	21	14	234	1	1	11	0	564
2013	261	22	10	258	1	2	11	0	565
2014	265	22	10	280	2	2	11	0	592
2015	265	17	12	284	1	2	11	0	592
2016	255	17	13	276	1	1	7	0	570
2017	251	17	14	278	0	1	8	0	569
2018	254	20	10	314	0	1	11	0	610
2019	236	17	12	306	2	0	12	0	585
2020	213	9	12	313	0	0	14	0	561
2021	198	7	14	282	0	1	17	0	519
2022	178	10	11	292	0	1	12	0	504
2023	196	16	11	308	0	2	11	0	544
2024	193	15	12	305	1	1	14	0	541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elmwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	25.0	19.5	n/a
1990	476	25.0	19.0	n/a
1991	519	25.0	20.7	n/a
1992	563	25.0	22.5	n/a
1993	575	29.0	19.8	n/a
1994	591	28.0	21.1	n/a
1995	643	24.0	26.8	n/a
1996	643	24.0	26.8	n/a
1997	670	24.5	27.3	n/a
1998	688	24.0	28.7	n/a
1999	691	23.5	29.4	n/a
2000	715	25.2	28.4	n/a
2001	712	26.7	26.7	n/a
2002	593	29.5	20.1	20.9
2003	593	29.5	20.1	20.9
2004	577	34.8	16.6	20.8
2005	525	30.5	17.2	25.1
2006	526	29.7	17.7	30.7
2007	512	31.0	16.5	33.3
2008	481	29.0	16.6	43.9
2009	489	34.8	14.1	44.2
2010	522	35.0	14.9	50.3
2011	555	35.5	15.6	46.3
2012	564	35.0	16.1	50.2
2013	565	47.3	11.9	49.9
2014	592	40.5	14.6	36.3
2015	592	44.0	13.4	27
2016	570	45.0	12.6	45.1
2017	569	41.3	13.7	42.4
2018	610	42.3	14.4	45.9
2019	585	39.5	14.7	44.1
2020	561	44.1	12.7	46.5
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	504	43.0	11.7	28.8
2023	544	40.5	13.4	43.8
2024	541	41.0	13.1	32

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elmwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	25.0	19.5	n/a
1990	476	25.0	19.0	n/a
1991	519	25.0	20.7	n/a
1992	563	25.0	22.5	n/a
1993	575	29.0	19.8	n/a
1994	591	28.0	21.1	n/a
1995	643	24.0	26.8	n/a
1996	643	24.0	26.8	n/a
1997	670	24.5	27.3	n/a
1998	688	24.0	28.7	n/a
1999	691	23.5	29.4	n/a
2000	715	25.2	28.4	n/a
2001	712	26.7	26.7	n/a
2002	593	29.5	20.1	20.9
2003	593	29.5	20.1	20.9
2004	577	34.8	16.6	20.8
2005	525	30.5	17.2	25.1
2006	526	29.7	17.7	30.7
2007	512	31.0	16.5	33.3
2008	481	29.0	16.6	43.9
2009	489	34.8	14.1	44.2
2010	522	35.0	14.9	50.3
2011	555	35.5	15.6	46.3
2012	564	35.0	16.1	50.2
2013	565	47.3	11.9	49.9
2014	592	40.5	14.6	36.3
2015	592	44.0	13.4	27
2016	570	45.0	12.6	45.1
2017	569	41.3	13.7	42.4
2018	610	42.3	14.4	45.9
2019	585	39.5	14.7	44.1
2020	561	44.1	12.7	46.5
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	504	43.0	11.7	28.8
2023	544	40.5	13.4	43.8
2024	541	41.0	13.1	32

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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