John Mills Elem School

Set in Elmwood Park, Illinois, John Mills Elem School is a well-populated elementary school, run under Elmwood Park CUSD 401. It educates 711 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 87% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Elmwood Park CUSD 401 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,908 students; John Mills Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, John Mills Elem School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 28% White, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, John Mills Elem School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John Mills Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.7%; this one delivers 46.8%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), John Mills Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elmwood Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Mills Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. John Mills Elem School's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 711). White enrollment moved from 40% to 28% across the same window.

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