Summary:
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 in Illinois is home to a single standout middle school, Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School. This school has consistently ranked in the top 40% of Illinois middle schools over the past 3 years, with a high ranking of 335 out of 1,363 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts where over 70% of students scored proficient or better in 2024-2025.
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School outperforms the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 and state averages on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 70% of students scored proficient or better in ELA compared to 53.1% statewide. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 35.2% compared to 38.5% statewide. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 is also lower than the state average, indicating strong student engagement.
While 53.36% of students at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively high level of economic need among the student population, the school's strong academic performance despite this demographic factor is commendable. The higher-than-average spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio suggest the school district is allocating significant resources to support the middle school, which may be contributing to its impressive educational outcomes.
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