Is Elmwood Park High School a good school?

Elmwood Park High School ranks 278 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elmwood Park High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,022 students attended Elmwood Park High School.

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Park High School?

Students at Elmwood Park High School are 59% Hispanic, 35% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Elmwood Park High School?

Elmwood Park High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Elmwood Elementary School Elementary : John Mills Elementary School Middle : Elm Middle School

Elmwood Park High School

Summary:

Elmwood Park High School is a public high school serving 989 students in grades 9-12 in Elmwood Park, Illinois. The school is part of the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 district, which is ranked 370 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood Park High School has maintained a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 79.9% to 88.0% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the nearby Proviso East High School (84.6%) but lower than the highly-ranked Oak Park & River Forest High School (95.4%). However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.8% in 2019-2020 to 36.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Ridgewood Community High School (29.3%) and Oak Park & River Forest High School (20.3%).

Elmwood Park High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White students and low socioeconomic status students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois high schools, while Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities tend to perform in the bottom 50% of Illinois high schools. The school's spending per student has increased from $12,271 in 2019-2020 to $15,115 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Proviso East High School ($19,038) but lower than the highly-ranked Oak Park & River Forest High School ($24,186), suggesting the school may need to evaluate how these resources are being allocated to support student success.

Detail:

Public 9-12

8201 W Fullerton Ave
Elmwood Park, IL 60707-2449

(708) 452-7272

District: Elmwood Park CUSD 401

SchoolDigger Rank:
278^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,607

Feeder schools for Elmwood Park High School:

Elementary:	Elmwood Elementary School
	John Mills Elementary School
Middle:	Elm Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.1

Number of students: 1,022

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

White:

34.6%

African American:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elmwood Park High School ranks better than 60.1% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.47. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Elmwood Park High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.3%), White (34.6%), African American (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elmwood Park High School is 15.1. (See more...)

Compare Elmwood Park High School employs 67.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elmwood Park High School is $16,607.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elmwood Park High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood Park High School 278^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Elmwood Park High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Elmwood Park CUSD 401:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood Park CUSD 401 370^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Elmwood Park High School

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Rank History for all students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	52.26	321^st	586	45.2%
2004	37.19	436^th	592	26.4%
2005	28.54	477^th	590	19.2%
2006	46.23	372^nd	596	37.6%
2007	53.51	323^rd	612	47.2%
2008	51.73	354^th	624	43.3%
2009	76.99	142^nd	632	77.5%
2010	60.89	277^th	643	56.9%
2011	71.20	204^th	655	68.9%
2012	69.78	197^th	665	70.4%
2013	59.22	308^th	670	54.0%
2014	53.38	341^st	670	49.1%
2015	84.27	60^th	614	90.2%
2016	42.21	373^rd	643	42.0%
2017	57.60	258^th	642	59.8%
2018	40.79	403^rd	647	37.7%
2019	54.16	295^th	701	57.9%
2021	58.17	237^th	688	65.6%
2022	52.44	323^rd	699	53.8%
2023	40.84	428^th	699	38.8%
2024	53.47	278^th	697	60.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.61	72^nd	151	52.3%
2019	29.57	141^st	183	23.0%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	49.27	75^th	205	63.4%
2023	23.07	201^st	217	7.4%
2024	38.38	119^th	248	52.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.03	160^th	374	57.2%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	63.63	97^th	453	78.6%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	35.25	257^th	476	46.0%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.93	229^th	585	60.9%
2019	64.08	168^th	639	73.7%
2021	69.12	120^th	611	80.4%
2022	62.96	174^th	626	72.2%
2023	45.71	334^th	644	48.1%
2024	64.73	166^th	639	74.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.23	415^th	620	33.1%
2019	57.88	250^th	665	62.4%
2021	54.40	252^nd	639	60.6%
2022	51.68	301^st	658	54.3%
2023	42.69	381^st	656	41.9%
2024	54.15	259^th	664	61.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.27	371^st	428	13.3%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.49	359^th	619	42.0%
2019	48.21	326^th	675	51.7%
2021	58.08	242^nd	653	62.9%
2022	50.72	316^th	664	52.4%
2023	37.85	416^th	668	37.7%
2024	51.01	285^th	668	57.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.27	164^th	291	43.6%
2019	43.78	155^th	317	51.1%
2021	41.31	159^th	317	49.8%
2022	47.06	162^nd	335	51.6%
2023	35.25	213^th	333	36.0%
2024	32.93	215^th	336	36.0%

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Rank History for White students at Elmwood Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.75	354^th	548	35.4%
2019	60.18	176^th	552	68.1%
2021	72.78	123^rd	553	77.8%
2022	57.12	203^rd	560	63.8%
2023	44.30	281^st	557	49.6%
2024	70.13	136^th	554	75.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Elmwood Park High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	647	n/a	13	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	696
1990	624	n/a	11	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	676
1991	560	0	15	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	632
1992	566	0	12	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1993	566	0	13	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	629
1994	605	0	6	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
1995	652	0	13	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	753
1996	652	0	13	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	753
1997	657	0	12	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
1998	684	0	11	107	1	n/a	n/a	0	803
1999	691	0	8	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	809
2000	758	1	10	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	869
2001	788	1	13	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	907
2002	766	2	16	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	943
2003	766	2	16	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	943
2004	746	3	19	168	0	n/a	n/a	0	936
2005	719	3	21	188	0	n/a	n/a	20	951
2006	690	5	18	213	1	n/a	n/a	29	956
2007	698	6	17	258	1	n/a	n/a	31	1011
2008	680	11	16	291	0	n/a	n/a	42	1040
2009	690	12	16	295	1	n/a	n/a	36	1050
2010	629	13	19	308	1	n/a	n/a	36	1006
2011	677	20	18	120	135	6	15	0	991
2012	482	30	15	187	74	5	15	0	808
2013	549	37	18	360	13	3	17	0	997
2014	503	30	21	359	12	3	15	0	943
2015	512	24	28	381	11	1	12	0	969
2016	474	17	24	386	10	1	9	0	921
2017	407	24	17	428	4	3	8	0	891
2018	419	24	17	455	4	1	10	0	930
2019	397	23	21	495	4	0	12	0	952
2020	385	22	24	517	3	0	12	0	963
2021	360	22	27	557	4	1	11	0	982
2022	345	19	25	590	4	2	7	0	992
2023	353	24	22	579	3	2	6	0	989
2024	354	29	19	606	4	2	8	0	1022

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elmwood Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	696	42.7	16.2	n/a
1990	676	44.0	15.3	n/a
1991	632	44.8	14.1	n/a
1992	642	45.0	14.2	n/a
1993	629	45.0	14.0	n/a
1994	656	40.3	16.3	n/a
1995	753	49.3	15.3	n/a
1996	753	49.3	15.3	n/a
1997	761	53.0	14.4	n/a
1998	803	55.8	14.4	n/a
1999	809	55.6	14.6	n/a
2000	869	58.9	14.8	n/a
2001	907	51.6	17.6	n/a
2002	943	52.2	18.1	0
2003	943	52.2	18.1	0
2004	936	53.7	17.4	0
2005	951	54.4	17.5	0
2006	956	50.0	19.1	0
2007	1011	61.0	16.6	0
2008	1040	50.0	20.8	0
2009	1050	58.4	18.0	0
2010	1006	60.2	16.6	36.8
2011	991	59.6	16.6	37.9
2012	808	56.7	14.2	37.5
2013	997	103.8	9.6	41.8
2014	943	58.1	16.2	41
2015	969	60.0	16.1	38.3
2016	921	61.0	15.0	53.3
2017	891	61.8	14.4	40.3
2018	930	62.7	14.8	43
2019	952	57.2	16.6	45.8
2020	963	57.6	16.7	45.6
2021	982	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	992	73.4	13.5	42.4
2023	989	70.3	14.0	47.2
2024	1022	67.6	15.1	41.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elmwood Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	696	42.7	16.2	n/a
1990	676	44.0	15.3	n/a
1991	632	44.8	14.1	n/a
1992	642	45.0	14.2	n/a
1993	629	45.0	14.0	n/a
1994	656	40.3	16.3	n/a
1995	753	49.3	15.3	n/a
1996	753	49.3	15.3	n/a
1997	761	53.0	14.4	n/a
1998	803	55.8	14.4	n/a
1999	809	55.6	14.6	n/a
2000	869	58.9	14.8	n/a
2001	907	51.6	17.6	n/a
2002	943	52.2	18.1	0
2003	943	52.2	18.1	0
2004	936	53.7	17.4	0
2005	951	54.4	17.5	0
2006	956	50.0	19.1	0
2007	1011	61.0	16.6	0
2008	1040	50.0	20.8	0
2009	1050	58.4	18.0	0
2010	1006	60.2	16.6	36.8
2011	991	59.6	16.6	37.9
2012	808	56.7	14.2	37.5
2013	997	103.8	9.6	41.8
2014	943	58.1	16.2	41
2015	969	60.0	16.1	38.3
2016	921	61.0	15.0	53.3
2017	891	61.8	14.4	40.3
2018	930	62.7	14.8	43
2019	952	57.2	16.6	45.8
2020	963	57.6	16.7	45.6
2021	982	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	992	73.4	13.5	42.4
2023	989	70.3	14.0	47.2
2024	1022	67.6	15.1	41.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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