Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYONS SD 103·NCES 172385002597
Home Elementary School
4400 Home Ave, Stickney, IL 60402 · (708) 783-4500 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
183 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Home Elementary School→Washington Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lyons SD 103. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.4pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 21.7% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Home Elementary School
Home Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Elementary School this school | 256 | 71.5% | 39.6% |
| Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences Chicago | 280 | 72.9% | 43.9% |
| Edison Elementary School Stickney | 282 | 74.1% | 43.5% |
| Charles J Sahs Elementary School Chicago | 262 | 66.8% | 50.3% |
| Costello School Lyons | 228 | 74.1% | 33.5% |
| L D Brady Elementary School Aurora | 310 | 67.7% | 10.9% |
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 Home Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #928 of 1,925 | #250 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,516 of 2,077 ▼ 404 | #496 of 829 ▼ 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #852 of 2,077 ▲ 118 | #264 of 829 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #1,797 of 2,419 | #737 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #212 of 2,035 | #127 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #1,740 of 2,042 | #660 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #705 of 2,132 | #442 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #856 of 1,461 | #438 of 661 |
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
256
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 261
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 | 256 | 24.2 | 10.6:1 | 71% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 21.2 | 12.2:1 | 76% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 22.2 | 11.0:1 | 73% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 78% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 69% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 50% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Home Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (289 to 256); teachers up 27% (19 to 24.2).
About Home Elementary School
Home Elementary School is an elementary school in Stickney, Illinois, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 256 students. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
Lyons SD 103 (6 schools, 2,042 students) runs Home Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Home Elementary School, 92%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% White and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. The chance that two students picked at random at Home Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at Home Elementary School, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment.
On BeatsExpectations, Home Elementary School is 9.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The nearest other public school, Edison Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Home Elementary School. By average proficiency, Home Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 267 in 2020-21 and 256 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Community posts for Home Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyons SD 103
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 659 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- J W Robinson Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Costello SchoolElementary · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary School0.7 mi · 282
- J W Robinson Jr Elementary School0.9 mi · 251
- Pershing Elementary School1.1 mi · 418
- Irving Elementary School1.2 mi · 415
- Byrne Elementary School1.2 mi · 619
- Washington Middle School1.4 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Home Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Home Elementary School?
Home Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Home Elementary School serve?
Home Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Home Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Home Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Home Elementary School?
At Home Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Home Elementary School public or private?
Home Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lyons SD 103.
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