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At a Glance | John Mills
John Mills Elementary School provides a comprehensive, standards-based public education to students in pre-kindergarten (PK) through 5th grade 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 Trojans, and our school colors are maroon and gold. Along with Elmwood Elementary, we are one of the District’s two elementary schools, and we are the only D401 school that offers PK instruction.
Our final total enrollment for 2021-22 was 671 students.*
- Pre-Kindergarten: 98
- Kindergarten: 105
- 1st Grade: 102
- 2nd Grade: 95
- 3rd Grade: 96
- 4th Grade: 81
- 5th Grade: 94
*PLEASE NOTE: All enrollment figures were final for 2021-22 as of May 26, 2022.
Mission Statement
Our mission at John Mills Elementary School, in partnership with the home and community, is to promote self-esteem, academic success, social responsibility and lifelong learning by providing for all students and staff a caring and challenging educational environment.
Address and Map
John Mills Elementary School, 2824 N. 76th Ave., 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 708-452-3560.
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Title |
Name |
Phone |
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Principal |
708-452-3560 |
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| Assistant Principal | Ms. Natalia Gomez | 708-452-3560 |
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 708-452-3560.
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Title |
Name |
Phone |
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Principal's Secretary |
708-583-6287 |
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| Office Clerk | Ms. Dina Koutroumanes | To be posted |
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Office Clerk Preschool |
708-583-6275 |
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.
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Phone |
Fax |
General Email |
Office Hours |
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708-452-3560 |
708-452-0349 |
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday |
Absences and School Closings
To report an absence:
- Call in before 9 a.m. the day of the absence at 708-583-6288 (voicemail) or 708-452-3560 during office hours (7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For school closing information:
- Call 708-452-7272 and use extension 8.
If You Visit John Mills
All visitors to John Mills Elementary School during hours when students are present must sign in and out at the main office and obtain a visitor’s badge.
School-age visitors are not permitted during school hours.
School Hours
| Regular Start |
Entrance |
Start of Classes |
Dismissal |
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Mondays-Fridays |
8:35 a.m. |
8:40 a.m. |
3 p.m. |
Fast Facts
The information below is based primarily — but not exclusively — on John Mills Elementary 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:
- PK through 5th
- Total Enrollment (last updated on March 18, 2022):
- 673
- Students in Each Grade (last updated on March 18, 2022):
- 98 students in PK
- 104 students in K
- 103 students in grade 1
- 97 students in grade 2
- 94 students in grade 3
- 82 students in grade 4
- 95 students in grade 5
- Total Faculty & Staff:
- 80
- Teacher Retention:
- John Mills: 79.4 percent
- District 401: 81.4 percent
- State: 87.1 percent
- School Fee:
- $200
- School Colors:
- Maroon & Gold
- School Nickname:
- Trojans
ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION |
- Average Class Size:
- John Mills: 22 students
- District: 24 students
- State: 20 students
- Pupil/Teacher Ratio:
- District 401 Elementary Schools: 16 to 1
- State: 17 to 1
- 5Essentials Results:
- Student Attendance (average daily attendance):
- 94.3 percent*
- Chronically Truant Students (students who miss 5 percent of school days per year without valid excuse):
- 12.6 percent
- Chronic Absenteeism (students who miss 10 percent of school days per year with or without a valid excuse):
- 13 percent
STUDENT INFORMATION |
- Student Racial/Ethnic Diversity:
- Hispanic: 61.1 percent
- White: 33.9 percent
- Asian: 2.6 percent
- Black: 1.2 percent
- Two or More Races: 0.7 percent
- Pacific Islander: 0.3 percent
- American Indian: 0.2 percent
- Low-Income Students: (students eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches, live in substitute care or whose families receive public aid):
- 38.6 percent
- Homeless (students who do not have permanent or adequate homes):
- 0 percent
- English Learners (students whose primary language is not English):
- 39.2 percent
- Students with Individualized Education Programs (students who receive special education and/or related services in accordance with their IEPs):
- 19 percent
ACADEMIC PROGRESS INFORMATION |
- Illinois Assessment of Readiness (the IAR is the state assessment tool for ELA and math readiness in grades 3-8):
- John Mills ELA Proficiency: 21 percent meet or exceed standards
- John Millls Math Proficiency: 9 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