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Ralston Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

710 Ralston Rd, Machesney Park, IL 61115 · (815) 654-4505 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

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

Students
232
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Ralston Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 33.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Harlem Township kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–KDonald C Parker Early Educ Centerin Machesney Park
1–5Ralston Elem SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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).

710 Ralston Rd, Machesney Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 148
Grade 244
Grade 354
Grade 452
Grade 534
Enrollment over time
349’20
285’21
284’22
294’23
232’24

Down 33.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ralston Elem 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.