Hometown Elem School
Hometown, IL · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
878th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 58%▲ Improving
8870 S Duffy Ave, Hometown, IL 60456
(708)423-7360NCES ID 172919003050Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hometown Elem School 878th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 58% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 44th in 2019 to 58th 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.
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.
White (last reported 2024) 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 377 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 28.5% | 55.7% | ▲ 27.2 pts | |
| White | 62.1% | 31.3% | ▼ 30.8 pts | |
| Black | 5.9% | 7.7% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 2.9% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.5 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 $215K in zip 60456 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 Hometown Elem School
- #1318Durkin Park Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,318th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼20 · Math 29% ▼4Compare - #621Northwest SchoolEvergreen Park ESD 124 · 1 mi away621st of 2,105
ELA 56% ▼7 · Math 57% ▲24Compare - #1091Richard Byrd Elementary SchoolBurbank SD 111 · 1 mi away1,091st of 2,105
ELA 56% ▼7 · Math 28% ▼5Compare - #1154J Covington Elem SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 1.1 mi away1,154th of 2,105
ELA 52% ▼11 · Math 30% ▼3Compare - #1548Stevenson Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.1 mi away1,548th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼25 · Math 21% ▼12Compare - #877J M Hannum Elem SchoolOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 · 1.2 mi away877th of 2,105
ELA 55% ▼8 · Math 41% ▲8Compare - #1479Dawes Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away1,479th of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼22 · Math 22% ▼11Compare - #1780Ashburn Community Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away1,780th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼29 · Math 10% ▼23Compare
What school district is Hometown Elem School in?
Hometown Elem School is part of the Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 district in Hometown, Illinois.
Is Hometown Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hometown Elem School 878th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 58% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hometown Elem School?
Hispanic 56%, White 31%, Black 8%, Two or more races 3% (377 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hometown Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60456 is $215K 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.