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Schools in Lockport · Lockport Township High School District 205, Will County School District 92

Lockport’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Lockport’s districts is 37%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lockport, 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
0
7,662 students on the public path
In brief

Lockport’s schools, in brief

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 Will County School District 92 $26,413, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

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

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 Lockport’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 (841)Better than 82%
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 Lockport’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 Lockport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–13 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 EastLockport Township High School District 205A−

Parts of Lockport (16%, 11% and 9% of its land) are served by Lockport School District 91, Fairmont School District 89 and Taft School District 90 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Lockport

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+
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+
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−
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, 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
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

Lockport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LockportA−Will County School District 92 PK–8 · Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C 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

Every school in Lockport

9 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).

Also serving Lockportin other towns
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 →
Walsh Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
363 students13:1Rate it →
Luther J Schilling School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Homer Glen
A−
587 students14:1Rate it →
William J Butler School
Elementary · Grades 2–4
A
557 students16:1Rate it →
Reed Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Homer Glen
A
291 students11:1Rate 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 →
Lockport Township High Sch East
High · Grades 9–12
A−
3,678 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lockport’s schools

Are Lockport’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lockport 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 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lockport in?

Lockport Township High School District 205, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,678 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lockport are served by Lockport School District 91, Fairmont School District 89 and Taft School District 90.

Where do Lockport kids go to high school?

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

What is Lockport’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 Lockport spend per student?

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

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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.