Top Rankings
Homer CCSD 33c School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 796 students in Homer CCSD 33c School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Homer CCSD 33c School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
3,697 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
260 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Homer CCSD 33c School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#134 out of 852 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)41%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.71
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
70 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
413 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
30%
# Black Students
53 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
3,080 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
83%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
75 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
146
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
349
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
363
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
377
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
392
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
406
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
407
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
461
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
390
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
406
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,186 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,661 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$75 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$73 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,186
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,661
$21,244
Best Homer CCSD 33c School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Homer Jr High School
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
15711 S Bell Rd
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 226-7800
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 226-7800
Grades: 7-8
| 796 students
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