📍 1804 Willow Rd, Homewood, Cook County, 60430
Willow School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homewood, Cook County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Gordon. It is part of the Homewood SD 153 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willow School enrolls 607 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 24% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 301 | 50% |
| White | 146 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 9.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 607 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.
Willow 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 30.
Willow 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 607 students, Willow 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