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Schools in Alden Township · Alden-Hebron School District 19, Harvard Community Unit School District 50

Alden Township’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Alden Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alden Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
13%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Harvard Community Unit School District 50
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,484 students on the public path
In brief

Alden Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1019 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Alden Township’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Alden Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Alden-Hebron School District 19 spends $19,603 per student and Harvard Community Unit School District 50 $20,292, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Alden Township’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1019)Better than 3%
Towns in McHenry County (17)Better than 12%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,327 test results and a graduating class of 197 could put Alden Township anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Alden Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,119 in math, 1,535 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Alden Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Alden-Hebron School District 19). From grade PK, students attend the Harvard Community Unit School District 50, shared with Chemung, Dunham, Hartland and Harvard. Its elementary school is in Harvard. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Alden Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alden-Hebron School District 19Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 421 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,603IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Harvard Community Unit School District 50Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,532 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,292IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Alden-Hebron School District 1923%
State average 29.9% · 221 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alden-Hebron School District 1927%
State average 25.8% · 163 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Harvard Community Unit School District 5011%
State average 29.9% · 1314 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harvard Community Unit School District 505%
State average 25.8% · 956 students tested

Alden Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Alden Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alden TownshipDAlden-Hebron School District 19 PK–12 · Harvard Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
HartlandBWoodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Harvard Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
ChemungDHarvard Community Unit School District 50
HebronB−Alden-Hebron School District 19

2 of the 3 neighbors share Harvard Community Unit School District 50 with Alden Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Linn, WI borders Alden Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Alden Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Alden Townshipin other towns
Alden Hebron Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hebron
B−
210 students11:1Rate it →
Crosby Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Harvard
D
655 students11:1Rate it →
Harvard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harvard
C−
593 students12:1Rate it →
Alden-Hebron Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hebron
B+
99 students12:1Rate it →
Harvard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harvard
C
815 students10:1Rate it →
Alden-Hebron High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hebron
B+
112 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Alden Township’s schools

Are Alden Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Alden Township children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Alden Township in?

Two districts: Alden-Hebron School District 19 runs grades PK–12, and Harvard Community Unit School District 50 runs grades PK–12, shared with Chemung, Dunham, Hartland and Harvard.

Where do Alden Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Harvard High School and Alden-Hebron High School.

What is Alden Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Harvard Community Unit School District 50 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Alden Township spend per student?

$19,603 in Alden-Hebron School District 19 and $20,292 in Harvard Community Unit School District 50 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.