Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Oak Lawn, IL · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
248th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 64%▲ Improving
5345 W 99th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708)499-6400NCES ID 172919005184Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch 248th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 64% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 52th in 2019 to 64th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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.
Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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 1,087 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 28.5% | 47.4% | ▲ 18.9 pts | |
| White | 64.5% | 38.9% | ▼ 25.6 pts | |
| Black | 3.6% | 9.2% | ▲ 5.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.9% | 2.2% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.0 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 $292K in zip 60453 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 Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
- #514Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolChicago Ridge SD 127-5 · 1.5 mi away514th of 685
ELA 39% ▼30 · Math 25% ▼10Compare - #350Simmons Middle SchoolRidgeland SD 122 · 1.6 mi away350th of 685
ELA 62% ▼7 · Math 28% ▼7Compare - #550Liberty Junior High SchoolBurbank SD 111 · 2.5 mi away550th of 685
ELA 39% ▼30 · Math 19% ▼16Compare - #224Worth Jr High SchoolWorth SD 127 · 2.5 mi away224th of 685
ELA 77% ▲8 · Math 31% ▼4Compare - #481Central Middle SchoolEvergreen Park ESD 124 · 2.7 mi away481st of 685
ELA 44% ▼25 · Math 25% ▼10Compare - #357Prairie Jr High SchoolAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 · 2.7 mi away357th of 685
ELA 60% ▼9 · Math 28% ▼7Compare - #17H H Conrady Jr High SchoolNorth Palos SD 117 · 3.3 mi away17th of 685
ELA 90% ▲21 · Math 73% ▲38Compare - #425Hamlin Upper Grade CenterAtwood Heights SD 125 · 3.4 mi away425th of 685
ELA 61% ▼8 · Math 16% ▼19Compare
What school district is Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch in?
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch is part of the Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 district in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Is Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch 248th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 64% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch?
Hispanic 47%, White 39%, Black 9%, Two or more races 2% (1,087 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60453 is $292K 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.