Elmwood Elem School

Elmwood Elem School, a reasonably sized elementary school in Zion, Illinois, run under Zion ESD 6, serves 336 students, covering grades 3 through 5.

Within Zion ESD 6, which oversees 7 schools and 2,176 students, Elmwood Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Elmwood Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Elmwood Elem School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Elmwood Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Elmwood Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.0%; this one delivers 13.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Elmwood Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Zion Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmwood Elem School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 16.3%.

Elmwood Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Elmwood Elem School's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 336). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 49% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.