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Enrollment
615
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD PARK CUSD 401·NCES 171410005506
Elm Middle School
7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 · (708) 452-3550 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
388 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 189 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Elm Middle School→Elmwood Park High School
Based on grade levels within Elmwood Park CUSD 401. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 23.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elm Middle School
Elm Middle School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Middle School this school | 615 | 63.1% | 46.3% |
| Belvidere South Middle School Belvidere | 754 | 65.1% | 28.6% |
| Harvard Jr High School Harvard | 593 | 59.9% | 23.5% |
| Emily G Johns School Plano | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
| Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village | 741 | 61.1% | 34.9% |
| Washington Middle School Aurora | 690 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elm Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #246 of 578 | #37 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #368 of 640 ▼ 32 | #75 of 146 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #230 of 640 ▲ 24 | #57 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #199 of 691 | #60 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #320 of 558 | #92 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #235 of 560 | #62 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #151 of 581 | #58 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.4% | #5 of 127 | #2 of 40 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
615
-67 (-10%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 615 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 63% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 45.5 | 13.7:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (438 to 615); teachers up 53% (30 to 46).
About Elm Middle School
Elm Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Elmwood Park, Illinois, one of the schools in Elmwood Park CUSD 401. The school counts 615 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
The Elmwood Park CUSD 401 system has 4 schools and 2,908 students.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Elm Middle School. Other students are 34% White and 3% Black. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Elm Middle School comes in at 53%.
The teaching staff at Elm Middle School is 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. About 63% of students, or 388, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Elm Middle School is B+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Elm Middle School is +11.2 points: 46.3% actual, 35.1% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Elmwood Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Elm Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Elm Middle School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.3% against a local average of 48.7%.
NCES assigns Elm Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 615 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 682.
Community posts for Elm Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmwood Park CUSD 401
- Elmwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- John Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- John Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Elmwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 567
- Willard Elementary School0.7 mi · 327
- Sayre Elementary Language Academy0.9 mi · 377
- Elmwood Park High School0.9 mi · 1,015
- Horace Mann Elementary School1.2 mi · 419
- John Mills Elementary School1.3 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Elm Middle SchoolHow large is Elm Middle School?
Elm Middle School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elm Middle School serve?
Elm Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elm Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elm Middle School?
At Elm Middle School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 60% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Elm Middle School in?
Elm Middle School is part of Elmwood Park CUSD 401.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.