At a Glance | Elm
Elm Middle School provides a comprehensive, standards-based public education to students in grades 6-8 as part of Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401.
Our school is located in Elmwood Park, Ill., a Near West suburb of Chicago with a population of about 25,000. Our nickname is the Cougars, and our school colors are red and black. We are District 401's only middle school. Elm offers a rigorous three-year curriculum organized within the framework of our College & Career Pathways program.
Our final total enrollment for 2021-22 was 675 students.*
- 6th Grade: 212
- 7th Grade: 243
- 8th Grade: 220
*PLEASE NOTE: All enrollment figures were final for 2021-22 as of May 26, 2022.
Elm's Mission Statement
The faculty, staff, students and community of Elm Middle School are devoted to academic excellence. In addition, we feel it is important for students to develop a sense of self-esteem and confidence in order to ensure success in high school and to enable them to make the correct decisions that will guide them later in life. We believe in individual differences, responsible behavior and an obligation of students to serve their community.
Address and Map
Elm Middle School, 7607 W. Cortland St., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
Administration
If you would like to email any of the individuals listed below, please click the name of the person you want to reach. The main office phone number is 708-452-3550.
Title |
Name |
Phone |
Principal |
708-452-3550 |
|
Assistant Principal |
708-452-3550 |
|
Dean of Students | Mr. Michael Goodman | 708-452-3550 |
Office Staff
To email any of the individuals listed below, please click the name of the person you want to reach. The main office phone number is 708-452-3550.
Title |
Name |
Phone |
Principal’s Secretary |
708-583-6225 |
|
Attendance Office Clerk |
708-583-6226 |
Main Office Contact Information
If you want to reach us by email, please use the general information email address listed below, or send your message to the appropriate individual listed elsewhere on this page.
Phone |
Fax |
General Email |
Office Hours |
708-452-3550 |
708-452-0662 |
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays |
Reporting Absences
Each day a student is absent from school, the absence must be reported to Elm's attendance clerk. To do this, parents/guardians have two options:
- OPTION 1 — Contact the attendance clerk by phone or email.
- OPTION 2 (new) — Submit an absence form via PowerSchool's parent portal or app.
Please scroll down for information about each option.
► OPTION 1: PHONE OR EMAIL
To report an absence by phone or email:
- If calling, use the attendance voicemail at 708-583-6600 before 9 a.m. on the day of the absence.
- If emailing, use elmattendance@epcusd401.org before 9 a.m. on the day of the absence.
Parents/guardians should leave the following information:
- Student name and year in school (please spell your child's last name).
- Student ID number.
- Date of absence.
- Reason for absence, and the name and daytime phone number of the parent.
► OPTION 2: POWERSCHOOL
To report an absence via PowerSchool's parent portal or app, follow the directions in this video:
As noted above, a parent or legal guardian is required to contact Elm's attendance clerk every day the student is absent from school. If the contact is not received before 9 a.m. on the day of the absence, the absence will be considered unexcused.
When In-Person Instruction Is Not Possible
When weather conditions become too severe for in-person instruction, remote learning days will be used in lieu of canceling school.
With this in mind, families are advised to make it a habit for their students to bring their Chromebooks home every night.
In the event of a remote learning day due to severe weather or other emergency, we will post notifications to students, parents, employees and community via multiple media sources.
If You Visit Elm
All visitors to Elm Middle School during hours when students are present must sign in and out at the visitor check-in area and obtain a visitor’s badge.
School-age visitors are not permitted during school hours.
School Hours for Students
Full Day |
Breakfast |
Entrance |
Start of Classes |
Dismissal |
Bus |
Late Bus |
Tuesdays-Fridays |
7:35 a.m. |
7:45 a.m. |
7:55 a.m. |
3:09 p.m. |
3:15 p.m. |
4:15 p.m. |
Early Release | Breakfast | Entrance | Start of Classes | Dismissal | Bus | Late Bus |
Mondays | 7:35 a.m. | 7:45 a.m. | 7:55 a.m. | 2:09 p.m. | 2:15 p.m. | TBA |
Fast Facts
The information below is based primarily — but not exclusively — on Elm Middle School’s most recent Illinois School Report Card, which covered the 2020-21 school year. All enrollment figures listed below were final for 2021-22 as of May 26, 2022.
GENERAL INFORMATION |
- Summative Designation:
- The 2021 Illinois Report Card did not calculate summative designations for schools or districts.
- Grades:
- 6th through 8th
- Total Enrollment (as of May 26, 2022):
- 675
- Students in Each Grade (as of May 26, 2022):
- 212 in grade 6
- 243 in grade 7
- 220 in grade 8
- Total Faculty & Staff:
- 64
- Teacher Retention:
- Elm: 87.4 percent
- District 401: 81.4 percent
- State: 87.1 percent
- School Fee:
- $200
- Sports Teams (Boys):
- Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
- Sports Teams (Girls):
- Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball
- Cheer Teams:
- Cheerleading, Poms
- Athletic Conference:
ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION |
► Average Class Size
- Elm: 25 students
- District: 24 students
- State: 20 students
► Student Racial/Ethnic Diversity
- Hispanic: 56.4 percent
- White: 37.5 percent
- Asian: 2.8 percent
- Black: 1.8 percent
- Two or More Races: 0.9 percent
- American Indian: 0.4 percent
- Pacific Islander: 0.1 percent
► Low-Income Students: 47 percent*
*Percentage of students at this school who are eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches, live in substitute care or whose families receive public aid.
► Homeless Students: 0.6 percent*
*Percentage of students at this school who do not have permanent or adequate homes.
► English Learners: 19 percent*
* Percentage of students at this school whose primary language is not English.
► Students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): 11 percent*
*Percentage of students at this school who receive special education and related services in accordance with their IEPs.
► Student Attendance: 90 percent*
*Average daily attendance at this school.
► Chronically Truant Students: 18.4 percent*
*Percentage of students who miss 5 percent of school days per year without a valid excuse.
► Chronic Absenteeism: 31 percent*
*Percentage of students at this school who miss 10 percent of school days per year with or without a valid excuse.
► Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) | Results from Spring 2021 Testing
NOTE: The IAR is the state assessment tool for ELA and math readiness in grades 3-8.
- Elm ELA Proficiency: 30 percent meet or exceed standards
- Elm Math Proficiency: 13 percent meet or exceed standards
- District ELA Proficiency: 26 percent meet or exceed standards
- District Math Proficiency: 12 percent meet or exceed standards
- State ELA Proficiency: Data not available
- State Math Proficiency: Data not available