Bryant Elem School

Bryant Elem School is one of the small K-5 schools in Harvey, Illinois, operated by Harvey SD 152, with 294 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Harvey SD 152 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,487 students. Bryant Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bryant Elem School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Bryant Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bryant Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 36.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Bryant Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thornton Township High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bryant Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 362 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 77% to 65% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Bryant Elem School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.