Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Hometown’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Hometown, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hometown, 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.
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.
Hometown’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1300 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hometown’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Hometown runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch (6–8) is Hometown’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 with Oak Lawn: Oak Lawn Comm High School in Oak Lawn. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 spends $18,821 per student and Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 $21,502, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Hometown’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hometown, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hometown
SD 123 Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 239 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
6th grade in Hometown
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,090 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
7th grade in Hometown
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,090 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
8th grade in Hometown
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 1,090 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
9th grade in Hometown
Oak Lawn Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,867 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
10th grade in Hometown
Oak Lawn Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,867 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Oak Lawn
Hometown runs its own schools through grade 8 (Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123). From grade 9, students attend the Oak Lawn Community High School District 229, shared with Oak Lawn. Its elementary school is in Oak Lawn. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hometown
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Hometown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hometown’s borders.
Every school in Hometown
7 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).
Questions about Hometown’s schools
Are Hometown’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hometown children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hometown in?
Two districts: Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 runs grades PK–8, and Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 runs grades 9–12, shared with Oak Lawn.
Where do Hometown kids go to high school?
Oak Lawn Comm High School in Oak Lawn, with 1,867 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Hometown’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Hometown spend per student?
$18,821 in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 and $21,502 in Oak Lawn Community High School District 229 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hometown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hometown → They have their own page.
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.