Photo: davidwilson1949 · CC BY 2.0Harvey’s public schools score below 93% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Harvey’s districts is 5%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Harvey, 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.
Harvey’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 7% of tested students were proficient in reading and 5% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Thornton Township High School District 205 spends $34,660 per student and Harvey School District 152 $21,888, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2021–22. See the path ↓
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 Harvey’s grade
D: better than 7% of Illinois school districts, #737 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harvey, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Rosa L Parks Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 320 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dixmoor
7th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Rosa L Parks Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 320 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dixmoor
8th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Brooks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Rosa L Parks Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 320 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dixmoor
9th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Thornwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in South Holland
Thornton Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Thornridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 969 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dolton
10th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Thornwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in South Holland
Thornton Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Thornridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 969 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dolton
11th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Thornwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in South Holland
Thornton Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Thornridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 969 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dolton
12th grade in Harvey · depends on your address
Thornwood High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,843 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in South Holland
Thornton Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,697 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Thornridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 969 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dolton
Parts of Harvey (14%, 7%, 6% and 5% of its land) are served by Hazel Crest School District 152-5, Bremen Community High School District 228, South Holland School District 151 and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Harvey
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
Harvey vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Harvey’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey | D | Harvey School District 152 PK–8 · West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| South Holland | D | South Holland School District 151 PK–8 · South Holland School District 150 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Markham | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Phoenix | D | South Holland School District 151 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Dixmoor | D | West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Dolton | D | Dolton School District 149 PK–8 · Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Posen | C | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| East Hazel Crest | D | Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Hazel Crest | C− | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Hazel Crest School District 152-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
6 of the 8 neighbors share Thornton Township High School District 205 with Harvey for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harvey
10 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).
Questions about Harvey’s schools
Are Harvey’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harvey children attend score below 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #737 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Harvey in?
Thornton Township High School District 205, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,509 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Harvey are served by Hazel Crest School District 152-5, Bremen Community High School District 228, South Holland School District 151 and Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5.
Where do Harvey kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Township High School and Thornridge High School.
What is Harvey’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Thornton Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Harvey spend per student?
$34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205, $21,888 in Harvey School District 152 and $22,928 in West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Harvey families are saying about school.
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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.