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Harvard Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1301 Garfield St, Harvard, IL 60033 · (815) 943-6466 · Part of Harvard Community Unit School District 50

Chemung Township’s School Grade D better than 7% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
593
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Harvard Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chemung Township kids: Harvard High School

On the path

Where Chemung Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Crosby Elem Schin Harvard
6–8Harvard Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Harvard High Schoolin Harvard

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1301 Garfield St, Harvard

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6186
Grade 7210
Grade 8197
Enrollment over time
611’20
588’21
540’22
577’23
593’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%White 26%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harvard Jr High School from Chemung Township families.

Other schools in Harvard Community Unit School District 50

The district →
Washington Elem School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Harvard
150 students15:1
Crosby Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Harvard
D
655 students11:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Harvard
C−
319 students9:1
Harvard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harvard
C
815 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chemung Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.