Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERITAGE CUSD 8·NCES 170010605363
Heritage JH and Elementary School
512 W 1st St, Homer, IL 61849 · (217) 896-2421 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
119 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Heritage JH and Elementary School→Heritage High School
Based on grade levels within Heritage CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 31.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heritage JH and Elementary School
Heritage JH and Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage JH and Elementary School this school | 270 | 44.1% | 52.5% |
| Northside School Morrison | 264 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Galva Elementary School Galva | 280 | 42.9% | 41.9% |
| Centennial Elementary School Polo | 294 | 43.9% | 63.5% |
| Adams School Creal Springs | 283 | 42.4% | 63.8% |
| Prairie Central Primary West Chenoa | 244 | 45.1% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heritage JH and Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #516 of 1,925 | #6 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #879 of 2,077 ▼ 121 | #10 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #664 of 2,077 ▼ 97 | #5 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,708 of 2,419 | #26 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #205 of 2,035 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #1,518 of 2,042 | #28 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #1,457 of 2,132 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #1,227 of 1,461 | #14 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 25.6 | 10.6:1 | 44% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 22.6 | 11.5:1 | 44% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 22.6 | 11.9:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 22.9 | 12.3:1 | 44% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 40% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 36% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage JH and Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (282 to 270); teachers up 12% (22.9 to 25.6).
About Heritage JH and Elementary School
Heritage JH and Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Homer, Illinois. It serves 270 students in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Heritage CUSD 8 oversees Heritage JH and Elementary School and 1 other school, with 391 students in total.
About 87% of the student body at Heritage JH and Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Champaign County's population at about 64%. Heritage JH and Elementary School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.6:1, with 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Champaign County.
The allk12 Grade for Heritage JH and Elementary School is B+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Heritage JH and Elementary School would score about 46.1%. It scores 52.5%, 6.5 points above that figure.
Champaign County has about 208,741 residents, and the median household income is $63,683, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Heritage JH and Elementary School, Champaign County has 65 other public schools.
The school nearest to Heritage JH and Elementary School is Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School, at a distance of about 5.5 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Heritage JH and Elementary School's is 52.5%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The federal government classifies Heritage JH and Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Heritage JH and Elementary School's enrollment grew 8%, to 270.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
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- Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School5.5 mi · 116
- St Joseph Middle School6.1 mi · 325
- St Joseph Elementary School6.2 mi · 423
- St Joseph-Ogden High School6.7 mi · 457
- Salt Fork South Elementary School8.9 mi · 154
- Salt Fork Junior High School8.9 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage JH and Elementary SchoolHow large is Heritage JH and Elementary School?
Heritage JH and Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-08.
Is Heritage JH and Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage JH and Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage JH and Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage JH and Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heritage JH and Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heritage JH and Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage JH and Elementary School?
Heritage JH and Elementary School is overseen by Heritage CUSD 8 in Champaign County.
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