Elementary Schools in Elmwood Park CUSD 401

Summary:

The Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: John Mills Elementary School and Elmwood Elementary School. Both schools have consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

According to the data, John Mills Elementary School ranked 783 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Elmwood Elementary School ranked 747 out of 2,056, also with a 3-star rating. Both schools had higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district and the state of Illinois.

The schools also had similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, suggesting they have access to comparable resources. However, the free and reduced-price lunch rate at John Mills Elementary School was higher than at Elmwood Elementary School, indicating a difference in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations. Overall, both John Mills Elementary School and Elmwood Elementary School appear to be providing a quality education to their students within the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district.

District Detail

8201 W Fullerton Ave
Elmwood Park, IL 60707-2449

(708) 583-5830

SchoolDigger Rank:
355^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,908

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2319 N 76th Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-6254	567	43	13.0	57.8%	211 (37.2%)	21 (3.7%)	310 (54.7%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	62.8	747^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.3	758^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.3%	11	41.8	46.1	54.3	60.3	53.3	60.7	56.5	35.9	51.7	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.1	97.1	98.4		$16,947	$854	$16,093
John Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 N 76th Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-3560	711	52	13.6	58.5%	201 (28.3%)	17 (2.4%)	464 (65.3%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	60.9	783^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	61.9%		50.4	927^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.2%	144	42.2	57.0	62.3	55.3	58.3	49.0	50.0	30.9	43.7	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.9	98.6	98.7	12.5	$16,927	$854	$16,073

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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