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Elm Middle School

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Elm Middle School ranks 451 st of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Elm Middle School in Elmwood Park serves 615 students in grades 6–8, in an area with nearby schools whose academic results vary widely. Its overall results are mixed: English language arts (ELA) and eighth-grade science stand out, while math—especially seventh-grade math—is the clearest concern for families to explore.

ELA is Elm’s strongest all-grades result: about 71% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 56% statewide, 65% in Elmwood Park CUSD 401, and 61% across nearby schools. Eighth-grade science was another bright spot, at about 68%—16 points above the state and 19 points above the nearby-school average; only two nearby schools scored higher. Math was weaker: about 34% were proficient, 6 points below the state and 7 below the district, and just below the nearby average of 35%. Results vary by grade: seventh-grade math proficiency was about 28%, 12 points below the state, while eighth-grade math was about 41%, 7 points above it. Eighth-grade ELA was about 84%, compared with about 65% in sixth grade and 63% in seventh.

Results have improved over time, but math remains a gap: ELA proficiency rose from 53% in 2023–24 to 71% in 2025–26, while math increased from 24% to 34%. The math shortfall versus the state narrowed from 10 points in 2024–25 to 6 points in 2025–26, but is still wider than it was in 2023–24. SchoolDigger ranked Elm at the 60th statewide percentile in 2025–26, with three stars; that middle-range standing sits alongside stronger subject-specific results in ELA and science. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.3, above the nearby average of 12.4, and 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show notable results: Elm ranked at the 96th percentile for African American students in 2024–25, compared with the schoolwide 65th percentile that year; its Special Education Students ranking rose from the 16th percentile in 2023–24 to the 73rd in 2025–26, while the overall ranking was at the 60th percentile in 2025–26.

615

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,538

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

7607 W Cortland St
Elmwood Park, IL 60707-3646

(708) 452-3550

District: Elmwood Park CUSD 401

Students who attend Elm Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elmwood Park High School

Feeder schools for Elm Middle School:

Elementary:	Elmwood Elementary School
	John Mills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

White:

33.7%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2021 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (58% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 50th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Illinois avg49%

451^st of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

353^rd of 738Elmwood Park CUSD 401 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	451 of 1126	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	479 of 1368	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	463 of 1363	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	661 of 1367	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	663 of 1369	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	616 of 1241	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	382 of 1356	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	403 of 1293	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	520 of 1293	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	444 of 1294	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	333 of 1302	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	60.3	526 of 1322	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	336 of 1367	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.5	467 of 1365	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	614 of 1344	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	406 of 1327	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.7	379 of 1318	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	422 of 1293	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.1	330 of 1287	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	410 of 1272	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.1	501 of 1209	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	520 of 1204	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.3	598 of 1185	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	24 of 574	95.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	358 of 694	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	397 of 639	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	420 of 674	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	91 of 483	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	54 of 486	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	284 of 480	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	91 of 454	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	88 of 277	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	10 of 285	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	415 of 867	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	476 of 1248	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	472 of 1251	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	625 of 1275	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	619 of 1286	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	595 of 1017	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	331 of 1276	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	417 of 1226	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	152 of 483	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	234 of 669	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	236 of 643	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	374 of 661	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	358 of 662	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	347 of 517	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	202 of 639	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	210 of 590	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	263 of 788	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	312 of 1229	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	289 of 1219	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	518 of 1234	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	461 of 1221	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	334 of 1019	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	302 of 1217	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	252 of 1161	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	414 of 829	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	430 of 1271	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	419 of 1264	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	623 of 1292	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	638 of 1286	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	528 of 1048	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	358 of 1296	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	355 of 1223	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	67 of 244	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	25.6	601 of 812	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	677 of 802	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	381 of 805	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	575 of 781	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	214 of 548	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	184 of 792	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	217 of 602	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	383 of 754	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.1	338 of 884	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	311 of 875	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	383 of 895	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	486 of 898	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	405 of 813	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	188 of 905	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	269 of 889	69.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)96th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+14 vs state

Science68%+16 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elm Middle School	Public	6-8	7607 W Cortland St	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-3550	615	46	13.3	63.1%	207 (33.7%)	20 (3.3%)	368 (59.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	56.1	451^st of 1126 public middle schools	59.9%		60.8	479^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.0%	28		68.1		64.8	63.3	83.7	70.7		33.0	27.8	41.3	34.1	97.7%		$17,538	$755	$16,783
Roosevelt School	Public	5-8	7560 Oak Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-9230	625	61	10.3	—	398 (63.7%)	36 (5.8%)	81 (13.0%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.7%)	95.8	24^th of 1126 public middle schools	97.9%		95.2	51^st of 1368 public middle schools	96.3%	27	78.5	82.3	91.7	88.4	90.0	92.7	90.8	82.1	76.9	83.8	85.2	82.1	96.6%		$22,854	$346	$22,507
Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1630 N 20th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2053	682	65	10.4	62.8%	11 (1.6%)	45 (6.6%)	618 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	20.4	911^th of 1126 public middle schools	19.1%		45.2	689^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.6%	222		40.7		58.7	44.4	43.8	48.6		17.4	20.7	14.9	17.5	97.7%		$20,717	$694	$20,023
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	325 S Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3050	947	74	12.7	20.8%	433 (45.7%)	187 (19.7%)	170 (18.0%)	24 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (12.5%)	87.2	107^th of 1126 public middle schools	90.5%		85.2	182^nd of 1368 public middle schools	86.7%	75		74.5		86.6	78.9	84.1	83.2		62.5	62.9	62.5	62.6	98.4%		$21,999	$718	$21,281
Percy Julian Middle School	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3040	927	78	11.8	18.0%	506 (54.6%)	135 (14.6%)	138 (14.9%)	26 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.7%)	78.3	200^th of 1126 public middle schools	82.2%		80.1	249^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.8%	49		60.2		85.8	77.3	79.3	80.8		67.5	56.5	45.7	57.0	97.9%		$21,564	$691	$20,872
Hester Junior High School	Public	6-8	2836 Gustav St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-2150	426	34	12.6	62.9%	93 (21.8%)	4 (0.9%)	310 (72.8%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52.6	494^th of 1126 public middle schools	56.1%		63.4	443^rd of 1368 public middle schools	67.6%	51		51.4		61.7	70.6	80.6	71.5		29.8	34.1	41.7	35.5	97.3%		$18,478	$462	$18,016
Irving Middle School	Public	5-8	805 S 17th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2015	515	41	12.5	64.3%	2 (0.4%)	324 (62.9%)	176 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	10	1038^th of 1126 public middle schools	7.8%		15.4	1210^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.5%	172		29.9		42.4	27.2	47.8	38.9		7.5	10.1	14.0	10.7	98%		$24,612	$1,068	$23,544
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5252 W Palmer St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3250	532	39	13.8	89.8%	12 (2.3%)	11 (2.1%)	504 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.3	1101^st of 1126 public middle schools	2.2%		12.1	1274^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.9%	173		22.8		28.6	29.3	23.0	27.0		11.6	9.8	14.0	11.8	98.1%		$19,888	$1,616	$18,272
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5742	186	21	8.8	53.8%	29 (15.6%)	103 (55.4%)	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	33.5	745^th of 1126 public middle schools	33.8%		54.7	561^st of 1368 public middle schools	59.0%	184		52.3		54.5	48.0	66.2	56.9		21.2	26.0	29.2	25.4	98.4%		$33,799	$1,911	$31,888
J Giles Elementary School	Public	5-8	4251 N Oriole Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 453-4847	499	31	16.3	43.1%	343 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (18.8%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	57.6	429^th of 1126 public middle schools	61.9%		73.1	328^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.0%	101	54.0	62.6	73.4	72.7	72.0	76.5	73.7	29.8	27.3	36.1	39.1	33.0	99.2%		$12,385	$547	$11,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Middle School

What district is Elm Middle School in?

Elmwood Park CUSD 401

What high school do graduates of Elm Middle School attend?

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

Is Elm Middle School a good school?

Elm Middle School ranks 451^st of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elm Middle School?

Students at Elm Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 34% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Elm Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Elm Middle School.

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