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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD PARK CUSD 401·NCES 171410001762
John Mills Elementary School
2824 N 76th Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 · (708) 452-3560 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
416 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
49%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
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
58.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.4pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 24.2% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 John Mills Elementary School
John Mills Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Mills Elementary School this school | 711 | 58.5% | 46.8% |
| Dever Elementary School Chicago | 733 | 55.1% | 28.8% |
| W A Johnson School Bensenville | 619 | 55.9% | 36.4% |
| Tioga Elementary School Bensenville | 751 | 61.4% | 36.6% |
| Long Beach Elementary School Montgomery | 632 | 59.5% | 27.4% |
| Smyser Elementary School Chicago | 773 | 62.6% | 35.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 John Mills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #688 of 1,925 | #184 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #859 of 2,077 ▲ 159 | #255 of 829 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #735 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | #239 of 829 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #118 of 2,419 | #78 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,110 of 2,035 | #497 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #943 of 2,042 | #343 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #1,056 of 2,132 | #550 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #233 of 615 | #66 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
711
+100 (+16%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 628
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 | 711 | 52.1 | 13.7:1 | 59% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 53 | 13.1:1 | 39% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 50.8 | 12.9:1 | 49% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 56% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 53% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 51% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 902 | 54 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Mills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (636 to 711); teachers up 13% (46 to 52.1).
About John Mills Elementary School
Federal records list John Mills Elementary School as an elementary school in Elmwood Park, Illinois. It reported 711 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 87% higher.
Elmwood Park CUSD 401 has 2,908 students spread across 4 schools.
Hispanic students are 65% of those enrolled at John Mills Elementary School. Next come 28% White, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Based on 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, John Mills Elementary School has a ratio of 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Income data for the school show 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, John Mills Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
John Mills Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.8% is 9.1 points above the 37.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including John Mills Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Elmwood Elementary School is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John Mills Elementary School. John Mills Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school grew from 611 students in 2020-21 to 711 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the John Mills Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Elm Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
- Elm Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Elmwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 567
- Dever Elementary School0.8 mi · 733
- Elmwood Park High School0.9 mi · 1,015
- River Grove Elementary School1.0 mi · 722
- Locke J Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,089
- Elm Middle School1.3 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About John Mills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John Mills Elementary School?
John Mills Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-05.
Is John Mills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Mills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Mills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Mills Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John Mills Elementary School?
Student demographics at John Mills Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 65% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is John Mills Elementary School in?
John Mills Elementary School is part of Elmwood Park CUSD 401.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.