Heritage Jr High and Elementary School
Homer, IL · Heritage CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades K - 8 · Rural, distant
754th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 64%▲ Improving
512 W 1st St, Homer, IL 61849
(217)896-2421NCES ID 170010605363Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Heritage Jr High and Elementary School 754th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 64% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 59th in 2019 to 64th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (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.
Two or more races (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.
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 259 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1989, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.8% | 86.9% | ▼ 8.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 7.3% | ▲ 3.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 5.4% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1989. 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 $188K in zip 61849 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Heritage Jr High and Elementary School in?
Heritage Jr High and Elementary School is part of the Heritage CUSD 8 district in Homer, Illinois.
Is Heritage Jr High and Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Heritage Jr High and Elementary School 754th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 64% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Heritage Jr High and Elementary School?
White 87%, Two or more races 7%, Hispanic 5% (259 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Heritage Jr High and Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61849 is $188K 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.