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Homestead Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2830 Hillsboro Blvd, Aurora, IL 60503 · (630) 636-3100 · Part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Wheatland Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
511
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Homestead Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2830 Hillsboro Blvd, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten66
Grade 189
Grade 264
Grade 381
Grade 484
Grade 581
Enrollment over time
533’20
487’21
494’22
487’23
511’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Asian 30%Hispanic 14%Black 11%Two or more races 7%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 Homestead Elementary School from Wheatland Township families.

Other schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308

The district →
Lakewood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C+
767 students18:1
Long Beach Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C
632 students18:1
Brokaw Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Oswego
345 students14:1
Grande Park Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A−
687 students18:1
Southbury Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oswego
A−
676 students16:1
Fox Chase Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oswego
B+
661 students17:1

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; Wheatland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.