Elm Middle School
Elmwood Park, IL · Elmwood Park CUSD 401
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
313th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 54%▼ Declining
7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
(708)452-3550NCES ID 171410005506Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Elm Middle School 313th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 63th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 622 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1990, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 24.0% | 60.1% | ▲ 36.1 pts | |
| White | 66.6% | 33.8% | ▼ 32.8 pts | |
| Black | 2.1% | 2.6% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Asian | 3.1% | 1.8% | ▼ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 1.6% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 2.1% | 0.0% | ▼ 2.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1990. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $348K in zip 60707 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Elm Middle School
- #30Roosevelt SchoolRiver Forest SD 90 · 1.5 mi away30th of 685
ELA 84% ▲19 · Math 72% ▲43Compare - #442Stevenson Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 2.3 mi away442nd of 685
ELA 53% ▼12 · Math 22% ▼7Compare - #123Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 2.4 mi away123rd of 685
ELA 73% ▲8 · Math 55% ▲26Compare - #161Percy Julian Middle SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 2.8 mi away161st of 685
ELA 69% ▲4 · Math 51% ▲22Compare - #277Hester Jr High SchoolFranklin Park SD 84 · 2.9 mi away277th of 685
ELA 63% ▼2 · Math 37% ▲8Compare - #640Irving Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 3 mi away640th of 685
ELA 28% ▼37 · Math 10% ▼19Compare - #382Forest Park Middle SchoolForest Park SD 91 · 3 mi away382nd of 685
ELA 58% ▼7 · Math 25% ▼4Compare - #657Northwest Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3 mi away657th of 685
ELA 23% ▼42 · Math 8% ▼21Compare
What school district is Elm Middle School in?
Elm Middle School is part of the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district in Elmwood Park, Illinois.
Is Elm Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Elm Middle School 313th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Elm Middle School?
Hispanic 60%, White 34%, Black 3%, Asian 2% (622 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Elm Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60707 is $348K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.