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Schools in Homer Township · Lockport Township High School District 205, Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C

Homer Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Homer Township’s districts is 37%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Homer Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#165of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
8,133 students on the public path
In brief

Homer Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 472 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Homer Township’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 37% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lockport Township High School District 205 spends $20,557 per student and Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C $18,261, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then three elementary, two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Montessori School of Lemont (private) and Bobbie Noonan's Child Care (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Homer Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (472)Better than 71%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 50%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,122 test results and a graduating class of 1,022 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Homer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,923 in math, 4,322 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Homer Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
2–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–12Lockport Township High Sch Eastin LockportA−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Homer Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lockport Township High School District 205Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 3,678 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,557IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CGrades PK–8 · 6 schools · 3,704 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,261IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Will County School District 92Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,435 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,413IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lockport Township High School District 20533%
State average 29.9% · 977 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lockport Township High School District 20535%
State average 25.8% · 916 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C42%
State average 29.9% · 2451 students tested
Math · PK–8, Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C41%
State average 25.8% · 2155 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Will County School District 9240%
State average 29.9% · 894 students tested
Math · PK–8, Will County School District 9230%
State average 25.8% · 852 students tested

Homer Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Homer Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Homer TownshipA−Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C PK–8 · Will County School District 92 PK–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
Homer GlenA−Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C PK–8 · Will County School District 92 PK–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
OrlandA−Orland School District 135 PK–8 · Kirby School District 140 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
LockportBValley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
LemontA−Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12
Orland ParkA−Orland School District 135 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
New LenoxA−New Lenox School District 122 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Lockport Township High School District 205 with Homer Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Homer Township

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Homer Townshipby address
William E Young School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Homer Glen
A−
452 students14:1Rate it →
Goodings Grove School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Homer Glen
B+
409 students14:1Rate it →
Luther J Schilling School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Homer Glen
A−
587 students14:1Rate it →
William J Butler School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Lockport
A
557 students16:1Rate it →
Reed Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Homer Glen
A
291 students11:1Rate it →
Hadley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Homer Glen
A−
834 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Prairie Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Homer Glen
B+
460 students11:1Rate it →
Homer Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Homer Glen
A
865 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Homer Townshipin other towns
Lockport Township High Sch East
High · Grades 9–12 · Lockport
A−
3,678 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Montessori School of Lemont
Grades PK–9 · Lemont
Private · Nonsectarian
131 students15:1Rate it →
Bobbie Noonan's Child Care
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Homer Glen
Private · Nonsectarian
92 studentsRate it →

Questions about Homer Township’s schools

Are Homer Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Homer Township children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Homer Township in?

Lockport Township High School District 205, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,678 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Homer Township kids go to high school?

Lockport Township High Sch East in Lockport, with 3,678 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Homer Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Lockport Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Homer Township spend per student?

$20,557 in Lockport Township High School District 205, $18,261 in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C and $26,413 in Will County School District 92 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Homer Township?

Yes: Montessori School of Lemont (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 131 students) and Bobbie Noonan's Child Care (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 92 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.