Summary:
The city of Homer, Illinois has only one school serving grades K-8 - Heritage JH and Elementary School. This public school is part of the Heritage CUSD 8 district, which is ranked 427 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Heritage JH and Elementary School outperforms the state average in ELA, Math, and Science proficiency, suggesting it is providing a quality education to its 269 students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.3% is higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern. Over a third of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students that may require additional resources and support.
Despite the high chronic absenteeism rate, Heritage JH and Elementary School appears to be a strong-performing school overall, with adequate funding and staffing resources as evidenced by its relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio. The school's ability to continue supporting its economically disadvantaged student population will be an important factor in its future success.
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