1
What's one community event at James Hart School more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
681
Middle
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOMEWOOD SD 153·NCES 171953002230
James Hart School
18220 Morgan St, Homewood, IL 60430 · (708) 799-5544 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Illinois public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
318 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 200 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Homewood SD 153. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp 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 32 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 21.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 James Hart School
James Hart School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hart School this school | 681 | 46.7% | 44.8% |
| Parker Junior High School Flossmoor | 822 | 54.3% | 40.4% |
| Whiteside Middle School Belleville | 475 | 55.8% | 30.4% |
| Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village | 371 | 51.5% | 13.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Springfield | 709 | 53.5% | 32.9% |
| Edison Middle School Champaign | 647 | 49.9% | 35.8% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 James Hart School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #266 of 578 | #41 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #337 of 640 ▲ 42 | #71 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #250 of 640 ▲ 44 | #59 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 681 | #151 of 691 | #42 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #102 of 558 | #40 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #149 of 560 | #41 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #325 of 581 | #91 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #314 of 440 | #74 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
681
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 595
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 | 681 | 61 | 11.2:1 | 47% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 44% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 43% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 61.2 | 11.9:1 | 36% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 29% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 57 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 38 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Hart School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (730 to 681); teachers unchanged (61.2 to 61).
About James Hart School
James Hart School is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in Homewood, Illinois. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 681 students. It has 47% more students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
James Hart School is in Homewood SD 153, a district with 1,856 students across 3 schools.
The largest group at James Hart School is Black students, at 57%. Smaller groups are 21% White, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
James Hart School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. The school has 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
James Hart School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.5%.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. James Hart School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Longwood Elementary School, is the closest to James Hart School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 44.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, James Hart School is Suburb: Large.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 718 in 2020-21 to 681 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about James Hart School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Homewood SD 153
- Willow SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Winston Churchill SchoolElementary · 572 students
Other schools in Homewood
- Willow SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Winston Churchill SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Longwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 364
- Willow School0.9 mi · 603
- Winston Churchill School1.0 mi · 572
- Wolcott School1.6 mi · 249
- Serena Hills Elementary School1.9 mi · 305
- Western Avenue Elementary School2.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About James Hart SchoolHow large is James Hart School?
James Hart School enrolls approximately 681 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does James Hart School serve?
James Hart School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does James Hart School have?
James Hart School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is James Hart School?
James Hart School reports a student body of 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees James Hart School?
James Hart School is overseen by Homewood SD 153 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.