Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homewood’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Homewood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Homewood’s districts is 20%, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Homewood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1085 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Homewood’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Homewood runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Willow School (PK–2), Winston Churchill School (3–5) and James Hart School (6–8) are Homewood’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 with Flossmoor: Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 spends $27,139 per student and Homewood School District 153 $19,349, 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 Homewood’s grade
B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts, #370 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 Homewood, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Homewood
Willow School
Grades PK–2 · 603 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Homewood
Willow School
Grades PK–2 · 603 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Homewood
Willow School
Grades PK–2 · 603 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Homewood
Winston Churchill School
Grades 3–5 · 572 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Homewood
Winston Churchill School
Grades 3–5 · 572 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Homewood
Winston Churchill School
Grades 3–5 · 572 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Homewood
James Hart School
Grades 6–8 · 681 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Homewood
James Hart School
Grades 6–8 · 681 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Homewood
James Hart School
Grades 6–8 · 681 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Homewood
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Flossmoor
10th grade in Homewood
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,707 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Flossmoor
Homewood runs its own schools through grade 8 (Homewood School District 153). From grade 9, students attend the Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, shared with Flossmoor. Its elementary school is in Homewood. Parts of Homewood (19% of its land) are served by Flossmoor School District 161 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Homewood
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
Homewood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Homewood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Homewood | B | Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Flossmoor | B | Flossmoor School District 161 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Hazel Crest | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| East Hazel Crest | D | Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Thornton | D | Thornton School District 154 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Glenwood | C− | Brookwood School District 167 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Rich | C− | Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Bloom | C− | Bloom Township High School District 206 |
Every school in Homewood
4 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 Homewood’s schools
Are Homewood’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Homewood children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Homewood in?
Two districts: Homewood School District 153 runs grades PK–8, and Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 runs grades 9–12, shared with Flossmoor.
Where do Homewood kids go to high school?
Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, with 2,707 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Homewood’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Homewood spend per student?
$27,139 in Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and $19,349 in Homewood School District 153 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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What Homewood families are saying about school.
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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.