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Loves Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

344 Grand Ave, Loves Park, IL 61111 · (815) 654-4501 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

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Directions
Students
279
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Loves Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its 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 ↗

344 Grand Ave, Loves Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 156
Grade 263
Grade 371
Grade 450
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
329’20
343’21
351’22
369’23
279’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 15%Black 14%Two or more races 13%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Loves Park Elem School from Rockford Township families.

Other schools in Harlem Unit School District 122

The district →
Donald C Parker Early Educ Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Machesney Park
571 students14:1
Machesney Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Machesney Park
C+
361 students13:1
Windsor Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
315 students12:1
Maple Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
313 students13:1
Olson Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Machesney Park
B+
294 students15:1
Marquette Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Machesney Park
C+
268 students15:1

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