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Harlem Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

735 Windsor Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111 · (815) 654-4510 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

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Directions
Students
1,330
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Harlem Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 31.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts19%
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 ↗

735 Windsor Rd, Loves Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6428
Grade 7444
Grade 8458
Enrollment over time
1,013’20
973’21
957’22
951’23
1,330’24

Up 31.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%Black 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harlem Middle 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
Loves Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
279 students11:1

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.