Homer Jr High School
Homer Glen, IL · Homer CCSD 33C
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large
45th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 93%▲ Improving
15711 S Bell Rd, Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708)226-7800NCES ID 171950002228Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Homer Jr High School 45th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 93% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 85th in 2019 to 94th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 796 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.8% | 83.4% | ▼ 3.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.9% | 11.7% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 0.9% | 2.0% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.5% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.9% | 1.3% | ▲ 0.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $520K in zip 60491 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Homer Jr High School
- #85Hadley Middle SchoolHomer CCSD 33C · 0.1 mi away85th of 685
ELA 79% ▼6 · Math 58% ▼5Compare - #164Century Junior High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.4 mi away164th of 685
ELA 71% ▼14 · Math 48% ▼15Compare - #198Orland Jr High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 3.6 mi away198th of 685
ELA 68% ▼17 · Math 44% ▼19Compare - #90Oak Prairie Jr High SchoolWill County SD 92 · 4 mi away90th of 685
ELA 86% ▲1 · Math 50% ▼13Compare - #184Jerling Junior High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 4.9 mi away184th of 685
ELA 75% ▼10 · Math 41% ▼22Compare - #127Liberty Junior High SchoolNew Lenox SD 122 · 5.1 mi away127th of 685
ELA 71% ▼14 · Math 55% ▼8Compare - #40Old Quarry Middle SchLemont-Bromberek CSD 113A · 5.6 mi away40th of 685
ELA 85% = · Math 65% ▲2Compare - #157Prairie View Middle SchoolKirby SD 140 · 5.7 mi away157th of 685
ELA 66% ▼19 · Math 54% ▼9Compare
What school district is Homer Jr High School in?
Homer Jr High School is part of the Homer CCSD 33C district in Homer Glen, Illinois.
Is Homer Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Homer Jr High School 45th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 93% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Homer Jr High School?
White 83%, Hispanic 12%, Black 2%, Asian 2% (796 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Homer Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60491 is $520K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.