Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SD 123·NCES 172919003050
Hometown Elementary School
8870 S Duffy Ave, Hometown, IL 60456 · (708) 423-7360 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
232 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Hometown Elementary School→Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
Based on grade levels within Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
33.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 63.4% | 33.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 21.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Hometown Elementary School
Hometown Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Elementary School this school | 338 | 68.6% | 46.1% |
| Littlejohn Elementary School DeKalb | 362 | 70.7% | 25.8% |
| Schafer Elementary School Lombard | 354 | 62.4% | 26.8% |
| Bent Elementary School Bloomington | 389 | 66.8% | 27.3% |
| Edward J Tobin Elementary School Burbank | 346 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Heritage Elementary School Streamwood | 359 | 67.1% | 31.4% |
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 Hometown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #705 of 1,925 | #188 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,181 of 2,077 ▼ 66 | #358 of 829 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #561 of 2,077 ▼ 70 | #191 of 829 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,327 of 2,419 | #550 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #78 of 2,035 | #50 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #761 of 2,042 | #272 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #762 of 2,132 | #465 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,111 of 1,461 | #535 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
338
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 338 | 35.7 | 9.5:1 | 69% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 39.8 | 9.5:1 | 71% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 72% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 32.2 | 11.2:1 | 63% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hometown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (362 to 338); teachers up 11% (32.2 to 35.7).
About Hometown Elementary School
Hometown Elementary School, located in Hometown, Illinois, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 338 students.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 totals 3,395 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hometown Elementary School is 61% Hispanic. It is also 26% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hometown Elementary School comes in at 55%.
The school reported 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.5:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 69% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Hometown Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Hometown Elementary School beats its 31.9% prediction with 46.1%, a top-10% result in Illinois.
Hometown Elementary School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The next-closest public school is Durkin Park Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 37.8% on proficiency, and Hometown Elementary School is above that at 46.1%.
Hometown Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 367 to 338.
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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 Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,090 students
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- J M Hannum Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Kolmar Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- SD 123 Early Learning CenterElementary · 239 students
Other Hometown Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hometown Elementary. Hometown Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hometown Elementary SchoolHometown, WV · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Durkin Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 679
- SD 123 Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 239
- Northwest School1.0 mi · 242
- Richard Byrd Elementary School1.0 mi · 266
- J Covington Elementary School1.1 mi · 470
- Stevenson Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,206
Frequently asked questions
About Hometown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hometown Elementary School?
Hometown Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hometown Elementary School serve?
Hometown Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hometown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hometown Elementary School is approximately 9.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hometown Elementary School?
Hometown Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 61% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hometown Elementary School?
Hometown Elementary School is overseen by Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 in Cook County.
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