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Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 622 students in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
2,877 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
208 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#558 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
50%
Graduation Rate
86%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
5%
% Hispanic
60%
30%
% Black
3%
22%
% White
33%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,453 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,161 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$58 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,453
$21,990
Spending / Student
$20,161
$21,244
Best Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Elm Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
7607 W Cortland St
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
(708) 452-3550
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
(708) 452-3550
Gr: 6-8 | 622 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
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