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School Comparison

Elmwood Elem School
vs.
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Elmwood Elem School
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
  • Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School reported a higher chronically absent students than Elmwood Elem School (131 vs. 106).
  • Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School reported a higher violent incidents than Elmwood Elem School (19 vs. 0).
  • Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Elmwood Elem School (1 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 3 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School reported a higher chronically absent students than Elmwood Elem School (131 vs. 106).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School reported a higher violent incidents than Elmwood Elem School (19 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

15 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School

1 metric was reported by Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School. Comparable data for Elmwood Elem School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
263

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Elmwood Elem School
$22,199.09
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
$18,127.38
Local revenue share
Elmwood Elem School
70.8%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
66.3%
State revenue share
Elmwood Elem School
25.7%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
30.1%
Federal revenue share
Elmwood Elem School
3.4%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
3.6%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Elmwood Elem School
17.3%
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School
20.2%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
DuPage County
$110,502
DuPage County
$110,502
Poverty rate
DuPage County
6.4%
DuPage County
6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
DuPage County
51.5%
DuPage County
51.5%
Unemployment rate
DuPage County
4.3%
DuPage County
4.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.