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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARVARD CUSD 50·NCES 171842006116
Crosby Elementary School
401 Hereley Dr, Harvard, IL 60033 · (815) 943-4022 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
421 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 179 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 170 | 26% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harvard CUSD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
13.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.8% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crosby Elementary School
Crosby Elementary School's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elementary School this school | 655 | 64.3% | 10.6% |
| Kinzie Elementary School Chicago | 637 | 61.5% | 55.6% |
| Chicago Academy Elementary School Chicago | 548 | 63.1% | 41.0% |
| Irene King Elementary School Romeoville | 533 | 63.8% | 49.6% |
| Washington Academy Belvidere | 721 | 70.5% | 25.1% |
| John Mills Elementary School Elmwood Park | 711 | 58.5% | 46.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crosby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #1,869 of 1,925 | #44 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,842 of 2,077 ▼ 27 | #44 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #2,024 of 2,077 ▲ 7 | #44 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #178 of 2,419 | #4 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #208 of 2,035 | #4 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,077 of 2,042 | #34 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #888 of 2,132 | #1 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #501 of 1,461 | #8 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
655
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 857
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 655 | 62 | 10.6:1 | 64% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 58 | 11.0:1 | 44% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 54.8 | 11.5:1 | 34% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 806 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 58% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 63% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 64% (551) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crosby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (806 to 655); teachers up 15% (54 to 62).
About Crosby Elementary School
In Harvard, Illinois, part of McHenry County, Crosby Elementary School is an elementary school. The school counted 655 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 3. The school is 72% larger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Crosby Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Harvard CUSD 50, which serves 2,532 students.
More than half of the students at Crosby Elementary School are Hispanic (72%). The next largest groups are 23% White and 2% Black. In McHenry County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Its staff includes 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 3.4 students per teacher. Roughly 64% of students at Crosby Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County, the school's rate is higher.
After accounting for student poverty, Crosby Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.6% is 23.8 points below the 34.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in McHenry County, where median household income comes to about $104,802, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. McHenry County's 89 public schools enroll about 50,123 students and include Crosby Elementary School.
Washington Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Crosby Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Crosby Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Crosby Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 698 to 655, a 6% decline.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harvard CUSD 50
- Harvard High SchoolHigh · 815 students
- Harvard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 150 students
Other schools in Harvard
- Harvard High SchoolHigh · 815 students
- Harvard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 150 students
Other Crosby Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Crosby Elementary. Crosby Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Crosby Elementary SchoolHarrison, OH · 807 students
- Crosby Elementary SchoolCROSBY, TX · 671 students
- Crosby Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School1.1 mi · 150
- Harvard High School1.8 mi · 815
- Jefferson Elementary School1.8 mi · 319
- Harvard Jr High School2.1 mi · 593
- Capron Elementary School6.5 mi · 162
- Big Foot High8.6 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Crosby Elementary SchoolHow large is Crosby Elementary School?
Crosby Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Crosby Elementary School serve?
Crosby Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Crosby Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Crosby Elementary School.
How diverse is Crosby Elementary School?
Crosby Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Crosby Elementary School?
Crosby Elementary School is overseen by Harvard CUSD 50 in McHenry County.
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