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School Comparison

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
vs.
Simmons Middle School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Simmons Middle School
  • Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher chronically absent students than Simmons Middle School (295 vs. 204).
  • Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher violent incidents than Simmons Middle School (69 vs. 0).
  • Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher in-school suspensions than Simmons Middle School (63 vs. 18).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher chronically absent students than Simmons Middle School (295 vs. 204).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher violent incidents than Simmons Middle School (69 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Simmons Middle School (3 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

14 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch

1 metric was reported by Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch. Comparable data for Simmons Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
361:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
$17,517.71
Simmons Middle School
$17,422.34
Local revenue share
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
57.3%
Simmons Middle School
47.2%
State revenue share
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
33.3%
Simmons Middle School
40.1%
Federal revenue share
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
9.4%
Simmons Middle School
12.7%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
24.4%
Simmons Middle School
27.4%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Cook County
$81,797
Cook County
$81,797
Poverty rate
Cook County
13.3%
Cook County
13.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Cook County
42%
Cook County
42%
Unemployment rate
Cook County
5.4%
Cook County
5.4%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.