William E Young School, Homer Glen IL

Original Research by School Decision on William E Young School

William E Young School is a small public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through first grade in Homer Glen, a semi-rural residential village in Will County about half an hour southwest of Chicago. The school enrolls students across all three of its grade bands, with the largest cohort in kindergarten and first grade.

The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller proportion of Hispanic students and small representation from Asian, Black, and multiracial families. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special populations such as students with IEPs or English learners are not reported for this school, so a parent may want to contact the school directly to understand the range of support services available and the broader socioeconomic context of the enrollment.

Test results are available for third and fourth grades, though the school's grade band technically includes only pre-K and early primary. These results show mixed performance. In math, the third grade cohort came in below the midpoint of proficiency statewide, while fourth grade trailed further behind. English language arts was stronger for fourth graders, though third grade lagged. Overall, the school's proficiency index falls below the midpoint when compared to districts across Will County.

The school sits in Homer Glen's residential landscape, an auto-oriented community built around subdivisions and commercial corridors rather than a walkable downtown. The housing market in the area is moderately priced for the region, with home values appreciating in recent years. The broader community is served by Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, which operates six K-8 schools across Homer Glen and Lockport; after eighth grade, students attend Lockport Township High School. No recent major district-level policy shifts or referendums appear to have reshaped operations at the school or district level in recent years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 71% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 66% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 68% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 69% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolHomer CCSD 33C, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.