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Harlem High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

9229 N Alpine Rd, Machesney Park, IL 61115 · (815) 654-4511 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

Harlem Township’s School Grade D better than 8% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,884
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harlem High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Harlem High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%

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

9229 N Alpine Rd, Machesney Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9479
Grade 10448
Grade 11483
Grade 12474
Enrollment over time
2,004’20
1,967’21
1,875’22
1,947’23
1,884’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Black 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harlem High School from Harlem Township families.

Other schools in Harlem Unit School District 122

The district →

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; Harlem Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.