Machesney Elem School
8615 N 2nd St, Machesney Park, IL 61115 · (815) 654-4509 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122
Harlem Township’s School Grade D better than 8% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Machesney Elem School
- Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Enrollment up 41.6% 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 →
Test scores
2020–21Its 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 ↗8615 N 2nd St, Machesney Park
Students
Up 41.6% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Machesney Elem School from Harlem Township families.
Other schools in Harlem Unit School District 122
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.