Is James Hart School a good school?

James Hart School ranks 551 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Hart School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 703 students attended James Hart School.

What is the racial makeup of James Hart School?

Students at James Hart School are 56% African American, 22% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of James Hart School attend?

Students who attend James Hart School usually go on to attend Homewood-Flossmoor High School

James Hart School

Summary:

James Hart School is a public middle school located in Homewood, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 711 students. The school is part of the Homewood School District 153, which is ranked 406 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, James Hart School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 49.4% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 41.2%. However, the school's mathematics proficiency lags behind the state average, with only 21% of students proficient or better. The school's performance in science is also above the state average, with 48.2% of students proficient or better. Southwood Middle School and Brooks Middle School, two nearby schools, have significantly lower ELA proficiency rates of 19.7% and 19.5%, respectively, compared to James Hart School.

While James Hart School performs exceptionally well for its African American and White student populations, ranking in the top 25% and top 17% of Illinois middle schools, respectively, its performance for students with low socioeconomic status is below average, ranking in the bottom 51% of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2019-2020 to 23.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school and Homewood School District 153 should investigate and address this concerning trend.

Detail:

Public 6-8

18220 Morgan St
Homewood, IL 60430-2471

(708) 799-5544

District: Homewood School District 153

SchoolDigger Rank:
551^st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,535

Students who attend James Hart School usually attend:

High:

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Feeder schools for James Hart School:

Elementary:	Willow School
	Winston Churchill School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 703

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

White:

21.6%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details James Hart School ranks better than 59.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at James Hart School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (56%), White (21.6%), Hispanic (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Hart School is 12.3. (See more...)

Compare James Hart School employs 57 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Hart School is $16,535.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Hart School:

SchoolDigger ranks James Hart School 551^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See James Hart School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Homewood School District 153:

SchoolDigger ranks Homewood School District 153 406^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for James Hart School

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Rank History for all students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.93	227^th	1185	80.8%
2004	71.71	360^th	1204	70.1%
2005	71.83	376^th	1209	68.9%
2006	72.71	348^th	1272	72.6%
2007	70.97	369^th	1287	71.3%
2008	73.67	342^nd	1293	73.5%
2009	68.95	449^th	1318	65.9%
2010	62.14	578^th	1327	56.4%
2011	64.41	543^rd	1344	59.6%
2012	58.76	630^th	1365	53.8%
2013	66.91	427^th	1367	68.8%
2014	71.94	342^nd	1322	74.1%
2015	60.39	410^th	1302	68.5%
2016	60.09	439^th	1294	66.1%
2017	56.57	495^th	1293	61.7%
2018	62.02	423^rd	1293	67.3%
2019	48.22	648^th	1356	52.2%
2021	57.80	414^th	1241	66.6%
2022	43.27	696^th	1369	49.2%
2023	42.15	728^th	1367	46.7%
2024	53.37	551^st	1363	59.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.88	63^rd	164	61.6%
2019	62.80	66^th	179	63.1%
2022	63.75	68^th	195	65.1%
2023	55.82	84^th	194	56.7%
2024	55.37	79^th	184	57.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.02	157^th	602	73.9%
2019	45.19	320^th	792	59.6%
2022	44.69	315^th	781	59.7%
2023	49.98	281^st	805	65.1%
2024	46.63	322^nd	802	59.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.76	352^nd	1161	69.7%
2019	49.30	566^th	1217	53.5%
2022	41.15	653^rd	1221	46.5%
2023	37.01	778^th	1234	37.0%
2024	44.39	623^rd	1219	48.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	55.63	11^th	36	69.4%

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Rank History for Female students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.92	418^th	1226	65.9%
2019	49.56	605^th	1276	52.6%
2021	53.61	402^nd	1017	60.5%
2022	47.69	594^th	1286	53.8%
2023	41.64	704^th	1275	44.8%
2024	52.36	515^th	1251	58.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.86	290^th	674	57.0%
2024	72.93	89^th	639	86.1%

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Rank History for Male students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.29	417^th	1223	65.9%
2019	46.14	624^th	1296	51.9%
2021	74.58	202^nd	1048	80.7%
2022	38.28	723^rd	1286	43.8%
2023	42.05	680^th	1292	47.4%
2024	52.69	508^th	1264	59.8%

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Rank History for African American students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.54	41^st	511	92.0%
2019	65.34	126^th	565	77.7%
2021	85.89	19^th	385	95.1%
2022	60.09	144^th	573	74.9%
2023	61.90	138^th	569	75.7%
2024	67.89	102^nd	548	81.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.06	187^th	590	68.3%
2019	44.56	326^th	639	49.0%
2022	41.92	353^rd	662	46.7%
2023	37.60	395^th	661	40.2%
2024	54.53	234^th	643	63.6%

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Rank History for White students at James Hart School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.50	122^nd	889	86.3%
2019	68.94	242^nd	905	73.3%
2022	64.62	268^th	898	70.2%
2023	59.11	313^th	895	65.0%
2024	77.70	146^th	875	83.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for James Hart School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	492	61	16	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	493	73	13	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	581
1991	515	63	14	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	541	60	15	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1993	540	66	12	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1994	547	66	10	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
1995	569	89	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1996	569	89	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1997	594	102	10	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	721
1998	598	129	9	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
1999	579	169	7	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
2000	569	174	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
2001	595	194	14	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	828
2002	381	158	9	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2003	381	158	9	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2004	355	181	10	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
2005	311	188	9	27	1	n/a	n/a	20	556
2006	278	178	8	32	1	n/a	n/a	18	515
2007	254	210	8	25	0	n/a	n/a	37	534
2008	251	222	8	24	0	n/a	n/a	44	549
2009	227	224	9	18	1	n/a	n/a	52	531
2010	192	230	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	48	494
2011	167	248	1	37	1	0	34	0	488
2012	180	265	2	47	1	0	25	0	520
2013	177	233	5	48	1	0	27	0	491
2014	161	245	4	44	0	0	26	0	480
2015	149	231	1	44	0	0	27	0	452
2016	149	226	3	52	0	0	28	0	458
2017	226	403	2	85	0	0	45	0	761
2018	194	408	3	80	0	0	45	0	730
2019	177	400	4	79	0	0	42	0	702
2020	175	400	3	86	1	0	51	0	716
2021	162	411	2	88	1	0	54	0	718
2022	149	433	1	89	1	0	50	0	723
2023	144	414	2	99	2	0	50	0	711
2024	152	394	1	104	3	1	48	0	703

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James Hart School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	571	39.9	14.3	n/a
1990	581	37.9	15.3	n/a
1991	595	38.0	15.6	n/a
1992	619	40.2	15.3	n/a
1993	623	39.3	15.9	n/a
1994	632	43.0	14.7	n/a
1995	673	45.0	15.0	n/a
1996	673	45.0	15.0	n/a
1997	721	49.2	14.7	n/a
1998	755	52.0	14.5	n/a
1999	780	55.0	14.2	n/a
2000	774	58.0	13.3	n/a
2001	828	57.8	14.3	n/a
2002	573	43.6	13.1	9.1
2003	573	43.6	13.1	9.1
2004	568	45.6	12.5	9
2005	556	46.6	11.9	12.3
2006	515	44.6	11.5	16.3
2007	534	45.0	11.9	16.3
2008	549	40.0	13.7	16.8
2009	531	45.8	11.6	21.7
2010	494	45.3	10.9	31.8
2011	488	44.5	10.9	29.3
2012	520	43.5	11.9	23.5
2013	491	53.2	9.2	30.3
2014	480	47.5	10.1	32.3
2015	452	42.0	10.7	37.2
2016	458	42.0	10.9	39.5
2017	761	61.0	12.4	38.5
2018	730	61.2	11.9	36.3
2019	702	61.1	11.4	30.9
2020	716	58.0	12.3	37.3
2021	718	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	723	62.0	11.6	39.7
2023	711	59.0	12.0	43.2
2024	703	57.0	12.3	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio James Hart School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	571	39.9	14.3	n/a
1990	581	37.9	15.3	n/a
1991	595	38.0	15.6	n/a
1992	619	40.2	15.3	n/a
1993	623	39.3	15.9	n/a
1994	632	43.0	14.7	n/a
1995	673	45.0	15.0	n/a
1996	673	45.0	15.0	n/a
1997	721	49.2	14.7	n/a
1998	755	52.0	14.5	n/a
1999	780	55.0	14.2	n/a
2000	774	58.0	13.3	n/a
2001	828	57.8	14.3	n/a
2002	573	43.6	13.1	9.1
2003	573	43.6	13.1	9.1
2004	568	45.6	12.5	9
2005	556	46.6	11.9	12.3
2006	515	44.6	11.5	16.3
2007	534	45.0	11.9	16.3
2008	549	40.0	13.7	16.8
2009	531	45.8	11.6	21.7
2010	494	45.3	10.9	31.8
2011	488	44.5	10.9	29.3
2012	520	43.5	11.9	23.5
2013	491	53.2	9.2	30.3
2014	480	47.5	10.1	32.3
2015	452	42.0	10.7	37.2
2016	458	42.0	10.9	39.5
2017	761	61.0	12.4	38.5
2018	730	61.2	11.9	36.3
2019	702	61.1	11.4	30.9
2020	716	58.0	12.3	37.3
2021	718	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	723	62.0	11.6	39.7
2023	711	59.0	12.0	43.2
2024	703	57.0	12.3	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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