Harlem Township’s public schools score below 92% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 14% of Harlem Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Harlem 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.
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.
Harlem Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1467 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harlem Township’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 8% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Hononegah Community High School District 207 spends $18,643 per student and Harlem Unit School District 122 $20,344, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then six elementary, ten middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Easterseals Academy (private), Concordia Lutheran School (private) and Walter Lawson Childrens Home (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Harlem Township’s grade
D: better than 8% of Illinois school districts, #733 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harlem Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Harlem Township
Donald C Parker Early Educ Center
Grades PK–K · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
Kindergarten in Harlem Township
Donald C Parker Early Educ Center
Grades PK–K · 571 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
9th grade in Harlem Township
Harlem High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,884 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
10th grade in Harlem Township
Harlem High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,884 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
11th grade in Harlem Township
Harlem High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,884 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
12th grade in Harlem Township
Harlem High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,884 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Machesney Park
Parts of Harlem Township (7% of its land) are served by Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Harlem Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Harlem Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Harlem Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harlem Township | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Roscoe | A | Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Machesney Park | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Owen | D | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rockford | D | Rockford School District 205 |
| Caledonia | C | Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rockford Township | — | Rockford School District 205 |
| Loves Park | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 |
| Roscoe (village) | A | Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Harlem Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harlem Township
21 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).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Summit Academy TAOEP, Summit Academy RSSP and Summit Academy ALOP).
Questions about Harlem Township’s schools
Are Harlem Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harlem Township children attend score below 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #733 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Harlem Township in?
Hononegah Community High School District 207, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,814 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Harlem Township are served by Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131.
Where do Harlem Township kids go to high school?
Harlem High School in Machesney Park, with 1,884 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Harlem Township’s graduation rate?
69% of the class of 2023 in Rockford School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Harlem Township spend per student?
$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207, $20,344 in Harlem Unit School District 122 and $20,357 in Rockford School District 205 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Harlem Township?
Yes: Easterseals Academy (special education, grades , 95 students), Concordia Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–5, 86 students) and Walter Lawson Childrens Home (special education, grades K–12, 20 students).
Parents talk
What Harlem Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harlem Township → They have their own page.
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.