Hometown Elementary School in Hometown, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Hometown Elementary School is a suburban public school in Hometown, Illinois that is part of Oak Lawn-hometown Sch Dist 123. It serves 365 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

365 Students

32 Teachers

8870 S Duffy Ave

Hometown, IL 60456 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Hometown Elementary School Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

64%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Hometown Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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