📍 18220 Morgan St, Homewood, Cook County, 60430
James Hart School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Homewood, Cook County. The school has 711 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Johnson. It is part of the Homewood SD 153 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Hart School enrolls 711 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 20% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 414 | 58% |
| White | 144 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 711 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Hart School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
James Hart School is one of 3 schools in Homewood SD 153, based in Homewood, Illinois. The district serves 1,856 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 711 students, James Hart School is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large