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Jefferson Elementary School is one of eight elementary schools in Elmhurst serving children from kindergarten through fifth grade. In addition to core subjects, the school, located in southeast Elmhurst, offers Spanish, art, choir, band and orchestra.
In 2009, 95 percent of Jefferson students met or exceeded state standards on standardized tests.
Principal is Laura Pfanenstiel.
Visitation Parish, in the Diocese of Joliet, was founded in 1953. The nine-acre site includes the church, school, convent, rectory, chapel and gymnasium.
The parish is undergoing a major renovation to update buildings and add much-needed space to prepare for future generations. Renovations include replacing Madonna Hall with a new Parish Center, modernizing the school and creating safer pathways for children, creating handicap accessibility, increasing meeting space to support parish ministries and programs — all with as little disruption as possible in the day-to-day life at the parish.
Visitation School is a Catholic educational institution providing instruction for children in preschool through eighth grade. It offers children a variety of clubs and sports activities and provides before- and after-care.
Montessori-Wilson Academy offers academics for early childhood. It has a morning and an afternoon session for your convenience and is open to the public. It welcomes students ages two to six years old.
Established in 1970, Raggedy Anne Learning Center is located at the corner of York Street and Church Street in Elmhurst. Offering education programs for children ages two to six, the center teaches the children how to share and work in groups.
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Salt Creek Primary School is one of the schools in Salt Creek Elementary District 48, which serves students from Elmhurst, Villa Park, Oak Brook and Oakbrook Terrace. Salt Creek Primary, with a student enrollment of about 150 is the only one of the district's three schools located in Elmhurst. Salt Creek serves children in preschool through first grade. It also is home to classes for students with visual impairments. The school offers a hot lunch program. Staff includes a full-time special education teacher and reading specialist, and programs include speech/language therapy and English as a second language. The school also has a library media center and computer lab with 13 computers.