Elmwood Elem School

Elmwood Elem School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Elmwood Park, Illinois, one of the schools within Elmwood Park CUSD 401, caters to 567 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% above the state mean of about 381.

Elmwood Elem School is one of 4 schools operated by Elmwood Park CUSD 401, a district that enrolls 2,908 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Elmwood Elem School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Elmwood Elem School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elmwood Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Elmwood Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elm Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmwood Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Elmwood Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elmwood Elem School's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 610 (now 567). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 42% to 37%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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