The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam, a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.
In the Homewood School District 153, 48.7 percent of students scored proficient on the ELA portion of the PARCC exam in 2018, and 24.9 percent were proficient in math.
In Illinois overall, 36.9 percent of students passed the PARCC ELA exam in 2018, and 31.3 percent were proficient in math.
PARCC passage rates of area schools in 2018
| School | ELA School Proficiency | Math School Proficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Junior High School | 25.6 | 19.1 |
| Jack Hille Middle School | 33.3 | 20.9 |
| Palos South Middle School | 48.5 | 36.8 |
| Independence Junior High School | 71.3 | 48.1 |
| Kellar School | 14.2 | 9 |
| Prairie-Hills Junior High School | 13.7 | 8.5 |
| Brooks Middle School | 20.7 | 8.5 |
| James Hart School | 46.6 | 26.6 |
| Schrum Memorial School | 11.7 | 4.2 |
| Simmons Middle School | 32.4 | 22 |
| Geo T. Wilkins Junior High School | 48 | 36.9 |
| Prairie Junior High School | 42.4 | 26 |
| Hamlin Upper Grade Center | 52 | 26.8 |
| Wentworth Junior High School | 22.5 | 17.3 |
| Calumet Elementary School | 29.3 | 13 |
| Central Middle School | 36 | 30.8 |
| Rickover Junior High School | 8.5 | 3.4 |
| Elden D. Finley Junior High School | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Nathan Hale Middle School | 16.9 | 8.8 |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School | 21.1 | 10.2 |
| Everett F. Kerr Middle School | 24.8 | 11 |
| Southwood Middle School | 12.2 | 8.4 |
| Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School | 36.5 | 28.8 |
| Century Junior High School | 46.2 | 39.7 |
| Orland Junior High School | 39.6 | 37.5 |
| Jerling Junior High School | 41.7 | 38.7 |
| O.W. Huth Middle School | 42.6 | 23.3 |
| Memorial Junior High School | 37.6 | 15.2 |
| Worth Junior High School | 41.4 | 25.4 |
| Washington Junior High School | 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Lincoln Junior High School | 12.6 | 10 |
| Roosevelt Junior High School | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| Creative Communications Academy | 9.5 | 5.4 |
| STEM Academy | 18.8 | 9.3 |
| School Of Fine Arts | 9.9 | 10.9 |
| Prairie View Middle School | 48.8 | 36.5 |
| Virgil I. Grissom Middle School | 44.8 | 34.4 |
| Brookwood Junior High School | 32.2 | 7.5 |
| Liberty Junior High School | 32.6 | 23.5 |
| Colin Powell Middle School | 25.4 | 13.8 |
| Central Middle School | 29.6 | 20.9 |
| Mckinley Junior High School | 25.7 | 19 |
| Coolidge Middle School | 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Heritage Middle School | 26.1 | 17.1 |
| H.H. Conrady Junior High School | 66.3 | 59.6 |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center | 22.6 | 14.3 |
| Barack Obama School Of Leadership And Stem | 26.4 | 15.1 |
| Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS | 26.4 | 13.6 |
| Pleasantdale Middle School | 58.6 | 55.9 |
| Wolcott School | 28.2 | 20.5 |
| Barack H. Obama Learning Academy | 13.5 | 4.7 |
| Jesse C. White Learning Academy | 18.2 | 11.5 |
| Arbor Park Middle School | 34.4 | 23.8 |
| Washington-McKinley Elementary School | 23.8 | 8.9 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 21.8 | 5.7 |
| U.S. Grant Elementary School | 21.7 | 14.8 |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 28.8 | 13.5 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 15.4 | 6.1 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 11.7 | 5.8 |
| Garfield Elementary School | 19.2 | 18.6 |
| Greenbriar Elementary School | 16.1 | 11.2 |
| Burroughs Elementary School | 52.8 | 35.5 |
| Illinois School | 45.3 | 26.3 |
| Central Park Elementary School | 13.9 | 13 |
| Kolmar Elementary School | 16.8 | 9.5 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 24.5 | 16 |
| Rosa L. Parks Middle School | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| Willow Springs Elementary School | 36.5 | 27.5 |
| Burnham Elementary School | 18.5 | 6.4 |
| Sandridge Elementary School | 14.5 | 15.6 |
| Heritage Middle School | 43.3 | 9.5 |
| Gen George Patton Elementary School | 17 | 7.5 |
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