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Harlem Ud 122 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 957 students in Harlem Ud 122 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Harlem Ud 122 School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
11 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
6,178 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
440 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Harlem Ud 122 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has increased from 76% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#560 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)17%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
50%
Graduation Rate
81%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.71
# American Indian Students
24 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
91 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
996 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
29%
# Black Students
422 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
7%
22%
# White Students
4,128 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
67%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
515 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
294
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
407
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
483
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
460
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
401
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
405
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
435
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
461
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
470
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
487
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
578
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
488
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
440
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
369
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,409 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,353 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$120 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$113 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,409
$21,914
Spending / Student
$18,353
$21,170
Best Harlem Ud 122 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harlem Middle School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
735 Windsor Rd
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 654-4510
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 654-4510
Grades: 7-8
| 957 students
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