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James Hart School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

18220 Morgan St, Homewood, IL 60430 · (708) 799-5544 · Part of Homewood School District 153

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
681
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about James Hart School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

18220 Morgan St, Homewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6200
Grade 7258
Grade 8223
Enrollment over time
718’20
723’21
711’22
703’23
681’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 21%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Hart School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Homewood School District 153

The district →
Willow School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Homewood
603 students12:1
Winston Churchill School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Homewood
B−
572 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Thornton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.