Our Schools
District 401's schools provide a comprehensive, standards-based public education to more than 2,800 students in pre-kindergarten (PK) through 12th grade:
- John Mills Elementary School | Grades PK-5
- Elmwood Elementary School | Grades K-5
- Elm Middle School | Grades 6-8
- Elmwood Park High School | Grades 9-12
Our schools serve the residents of Elmwood Park, Ill., a Near West suburb of Chicago with a population of about 25,000. All students must be residents of Elmwood Park.
For more information about each of our four schools, please see below.
John Mills Elementary School | PK-5
K-5 students north of the railroad tracks & all PK students attend John Mills.
- School Address: 2824 N. 76th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- How to Find Us: Map | Directions
- Phone: 708-452-3560
- Fax: 708-452-0349
- Email: millsinfo@epcusd401.org
- Twitter: @jm401_trojans
- Grades: PK-5
- Enrollment: 671 students (enrollment as of May 26, 2022)
- Principal: Mr. Frank Kuzniewski
- Assistant Principal: Ms. Natalia Gomez
- About: John Mills at a Glance
- School Data: 2021-22 Illinois Report Card
- School Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/mills
Elmwood Elementary School | K-5
K-5 students south of the railroad tracks attend Elmwood.
- School Address: 2319 N. 76th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- How to Find Us: Map | Directions
- Phone: 708-452-3558
- Fax: 708-452-5567
- Email: ewinfo@epcusd401.org
- Twitter: @ew401_panthers
- Grades: K-5
- Enrollment: 519 students (enrollment as of May 26, 2022)
- Principal: Mr. Matthew Lerner
- Assistant Principal: Ms. Stephanie Hagins
- About: Elmwood at a Glance
- School Data: 2021-22 Illinois Report Card
- School Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/elmwood
Elm Middle School | 6-8
All students in grades 6-8 attend Elm.
- School Address: 7607 W. Cortland St., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- How to Find Us: Map | Directions
- Phone: 708-452-3550
- Fax: 708-452-0662
- Email: elminfo@epcusd401.org
- Twitter: @elm401_cougars
- Grades: 6-8
- Enrollment: 675 students (enrollment as of May 26, 2022)
- Principal: Ms. Ashley Groeneveld
- Assistant Principal: Mr. David Parolin
- Dean of Students: Mr. Michael Goodman
- About: Elm at a Glance
- School Data: 2021-22 Illinois Report Card
- School Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/elm
Elmwood Park High School | 9-12
All students in grades 9-12 attend EPHS.
- School Address: 8201 W. Fullerton Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- How to Find Us: Map | Directions
- Phone: 708-452-7272
- Fax: 708-452-0732
- Email: ephsinfo@epcusd401.org
- Twitter: @ephs401_tigers
- Grades: 9-12 plus transition program
- Enrollment: 961 students (enrollment as of May 26, 2022)
- Interim Principal: Ms. Stephanie Dornan*
- Interim Assistant Principal: Ms. Christina Heinen (through Feb. 20, 2023), Ms. Agnes Stankiewicz (Feb. 21 to June 30, 2023)*
- Dean of Students | A-L: Dr. James Letsos
- Dean of Students | M-Z: Ms. Agnes Stankiewicz**
- Athletic Director: Mr. Doug Noyes
- About: EPHS at a Glance
- School Data: 2021-22 Illinois Report Card
- School Website: https://www.epcusd401.org/ephs
*PLEASE NOTE: Assistant Principal Stephanie Dornan will serve as interim principal through June 30, 2023. The position of interim assistant principal will be filled by English Department Curriculum Leader Christina Heinen through Feb. 20, 2023, and by Dean of Students Agnes Stankiewicz from Feb. 21 to June 30, 2023.
**PLEASE NOTE: Ms. Stankiewicz's position as dean will be filled jointly by Social Studies Department Curriculum Leader Anthony Sylvester (sylvestera@epcusd401.org) and ISS Supervisor Thomas Lentine (lentinet@epcusd401.org) through Feb. 20, 2023, and then full time by Mr. Lentine from Feb. 21 to June 9, 2023.