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Elmwood Elementary School

Q: Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 29% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Elmwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Zion Central Middle School High : Zion-Benton East High School High : Zion-Benton Township High School

Public Grades 3-5

1970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Elmwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Zion, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 228 students. The school is part of the Zion Education Service District 6. Over the past several years, Elmwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of Elmwood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 18.3% in the Zion district. In math, the proficiency rate was even lower at 9.1%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 7.2% in the district. Elmwood Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 32.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Elmwood Elementary performs significantly worse than the other elementary schools in the Zion district, as well as schools in neighboring districts like Waukegan and Beach Park. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rate in English Language Arts at West Elementary (another Zion school) was 13%, compared to Elmwood's 18.8%. The gap is even wider in math, with West Elementary at 5.4% proficient compared to Elmwood's 9.1%. Elmwood Elementary also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities all in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools.

336

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,188

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3025 Ezra Ave
Zion, IL 60099-3124

(847) 379-0319

District: Zion Education Service District 6

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Zion Central Middle School
High:	Zion-Benton East High School
	Zion-Benton Township High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

African American:

28.6%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Illinois avg44%

1,970^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Zion Education Service District 6

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
2025	9.1	1970 of 2056	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1943 of 2067	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1996 of 2077	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1858 of 2082	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1709 of 1948	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1575 of 2086	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1749 of 2037	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1710 of 2044	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	1645 of 2046	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1727 of 2052	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	1857 of 2093	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1761 of 2167	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	1805 of 2166	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1717 of 2147	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	1595 of 2139	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	1683 of 2120	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	1763 of 2092	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	1498 of 2095	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	1458 of 2086	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.3	1527 of 2022	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.8	1123 of 2030	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.6	1575 of 2020	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	567 of 688	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	562 of 655	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	621 of 692	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	432 of 684	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	292 of 428	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	292 of 711	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	420 of 698	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	896 of 1049	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	778 of 886	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	762 of 907	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	700 of 788	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	722 of 826	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	745 of 788	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	719 of 768	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	227 of 537	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	567 of 743	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	697 of 718	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1869 of 1942	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1859 of 1942	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1890 of 1957	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1837 of 1970	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1574 of 1680	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1531 of 2019	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1761 of 1964	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	941 of 982	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	781 of 959	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	927 of 970	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	793 of 954	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	548 of 742	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	509 of 955	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	752 of 938	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1700 of 1800	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1639 of 1793	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1741 of 1808	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1536 of 1763	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1266 of 1514	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1076 of 1816	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1466 of 1765	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1834 of 1947	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1759 of 1959	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1884 of 1984	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1684 of 1977	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1480 of 1707	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1489 of 2019	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1569 of 1972	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	3.2	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	80 of 93	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1147 of 1292	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1131 of 1195	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1061 of 1156	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1010 of 1113	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	872 of 1194	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

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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	3-5	3025 Ezra Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 379-0319	336	21	16.0	87.5%	19 (5.7%)	96 (28.6%)	206 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	9.1	1970^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.2%		13	1943^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	6.0%	27	10.1	17.0	17.9	22.0	18.8	8.9	12.8	4.4	9.1	83.8	83.8	83.4	83.4	99.6	93.9	90.4		$25,188	$1,760	$23,428
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2913 Elim Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 379-0161	275	14	19.6	81.5%	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	267 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)										73.4	66.7	67.4	67.0	95.5	74.9	37.1		$25,487	$1,738	$23,749
Kenneth Murphy School	Public	K-5	11315 W Wadsworth Rd	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5060	394	27	14.5	53.6%	48 (12.2%)	90 (22.8%)	228 (57.9%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	15.9	1767^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.1%		17.1	1767^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.6	27.1	16.1	32.4	25.5	22.4	12.9	14.9	16.2	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6		$19,380	$783	$18,596
West Elementary School	Public	3-5	2412 Jethro Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 379-0817	339	30	11.3	84.4%	17 (5.0%)	98 (28.9%)	203 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	8.7	1979^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.7	2019^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.3%	40	18.5	8.2	8.0	24.7	13.0	5.4	0.9	10.8	5.4	73.2	82.4	82.4	82.4	99.5	73.2	83.3		$24,322	$1,209	$23,112
Lakeview School	Public	PK, KG-2	2200 Bethesda Blvd	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 379-0477	249	19	13.1	82.7%	6 (2.4%)	103 (41.4%)	116 (46.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)								(n/a)										96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	13.0	$24,495	$882	$23,613
Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	10271 W Beach Rd	Beach Park	60087	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5362	318	24	13.2	75.5%	24 (7.5%)	18 (5.7%)	258 (81.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	11.3	1895^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.5	1826^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.7%	69	18.9	15.7	20.8	18.9	18.4	7.8	12.2	13.0	11.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$19,358	$783	$18,575
Beulah Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1910 Gilboa Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 379-0005	289	16	18.0	82.0%	20 (6.9%)	120 (41.5%)	118 (40.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)								(n/a)										68.1	67.3	67.3	65.8	94.6	77.8	38.5		$25,756	$1,155	$24,601
Oak Crest School	Public	PK, KG-5	38550 N Lewis Ave	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 599-5519	308	31	10.0	54.9%	40 (13.0%)	63 (20.5%)	187 (60.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	25.4	1552^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	24.5%		20.8	1662^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	19.6%	110	18.2	39.2	34.0	27.3	32.9	39.2	21.3	16.7	25.0	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	7.8	$19,388	$783	$18,604
H R McCall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 N McAree Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 303-1760	396	33	12.0	61.1%	14 (3.5%)	61 (15.4%)	294 (74.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	41.4	1182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.5%		53.7	846^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.1%	336	19.1	32.8	56.1	59.6	48.8	17.2	43.9	31.9	30.9	96.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.2	95.2	96.8		$21,764	$1,111	$20,653
Westfield School	Public	PK, KG-4	2309 9th St	Winthrop Harbor	60096	Lake County	Winthrop Harbor School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 872-5438	346	27	12.7	55.8%	153 (44.2%)	23 (6.6%)	133 (38.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.7%)	40.9	1195^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.9%		37.2	1217^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.1%	22		41.8	25.8		33.3	61.8	27.4		43.6	90.1	91.3	91.3	91.3	67.3	89.3	84.5	7.9	$20,309	$882	$19,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Elmwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zion Central Middle School
High : Zion-Benton East High School
High : Zion-Benton Township High School

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 29% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Elmwood Elementary School in?

Zion Education Service District 6

Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

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