Reed Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 131 | 45% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 55% |
School pathway
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 54.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
Schools most like Reed Elementary School
Reed Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Elementary School this school | 291 | 35.4% | 59.5% |
| Coal City Elementary School Coal City | 302 | 34.4% | 53.8% |
| Princeville Elementary School Princeville | 292 | 33.9% | 46.1% |
| Ludwig Elementary School Lockport | 321 | 32.7% | 59.5% |
| Coal City Intermediate School Coal City | 294 | 32.7% | 62.0% |
| Peotone Elementary School Peotone | 340 | 32.6% | 48.8% |
Where Reed Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #335 of 1,925 | #34 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #464 of 2,077 ▼ 225 | #37 of 100 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #469 of 2,077 ▼ 117 | #33 of 100 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,591 of 2,419 | #98 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #239 of 2,035 | #12 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #1,216 of 2,042 | #87 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #1,660 of 2,132 | #62 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #463 of 615 | #26 of 36 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 31 | 10.1:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 27.9 | 10.5:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (279 to 291); teachers up 50% (18 to 27).
About Reed Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Reed Elementary School serves students in Homer Glen, Illinois. It educates 291 students in grades 2 through 3. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Will County SD 92 counts 4 schools and 1,435 students, including Reed Elementary School.
A majority of students at Reed Elementary School, 77%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Will County, the White share is about 62%. By the diversity index, Reed Elementary School comes in at 37%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.8:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 35% of enrollment. Public schools in Will County average 44%.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Reed Elementary School's results are 8.4 points above predicted: 59.5% against 51.1%.
Will County has about 701,462 residents, and median household income is about $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
Nearby, Oak Prairie Jr High School is about 1.6 miles away. Reed Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Reed Elementary School's average proficiency of 59.5% compares with 68.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Reed Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Reed Elementary School enrolled 290; in 2024-25, 291.
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