Homestead Elementary School

Homestead Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Aurora, Illinois, part of CUSD 308, serveing 511 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

CUSD 308 runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 16,766 students. Homestead Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Homestead Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Will County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Homestead Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Will County put the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Homestead Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Wheatlands Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Homestead Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Homestead Elementary School has ticked down 20%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 16% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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