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Enrollment
1,330
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLEM UD 122·NCES 171824005017
Harlem Middle School
735 Windsor Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111 · (815) 654-4510 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
800 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 428 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 444 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 458 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Harlem Middle School→Harlem High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harlem UD 122. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 20.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Harlem Middle School
Harlem Middle School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Middle School this school | 1,330 | 60.2% | 33.9% |
| Quincy Jr High School Quincy | 1,295 | 58.9% | 28.7% |
| H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills | 1,047 | 60.0% | 78.4% |
| Marion Jr High School Marion | 742 | 56.7% | 36.2% |
| Liberty Intermediate School Bourbonnais | 714 | 53.5% | 51.9% |
| Coolidge Junior High School Granite City | 854 | 68.0% | 19.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Harlem Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #396 of 578 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #458 of 640 ▼ 76 | #7 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #464 of 640 ▲ 26 | #7 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,330 | #4 of 691 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #404 of 558 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #247 of 560 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #179 of 581 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.3% | #11 of 127 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,330
+317 (+31%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 873
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 | 1,330 | 93.1 | 14.3:1 | 60% (800) |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 80 | 11.9:1 | 61% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 79.9 | 12.0:1 | 61% (582) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 76.5 | 13.1:1 | 59% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 1,010 | 76 | 13.3:1 | 54% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 1,142 | 82 | 13.9:1 | 51% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 1,194 | 93 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 55 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlem Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (1,005 to 1,330); teachers up 22% (76.5 to 93.1).
About Harlem Middle School
Harlem Middle School is a large middle school in Loves Park, Illinois, one of the schools in Harlem UD 122. Its enrollment is 1,330 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
District-wide, Harlem UD 122 has 11 schools and 6,108 students.
More than half of enrollment at Harlem Middle School is White: 67%. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. In Winnebago County overall, the White share is about 66%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harlem Middle School scores 52%.
Classroom staffing at Harlem Middle School totals 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Federal data show 60% of students (800) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Winnebago County is close, at 61%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Harlem Middle School is 36.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%.
In the surrounding county, Winnebago County, median household income comes to about $65,837, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 94 public schools and about 44,103 students.
Among nearby public schools, Windsor Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Harlem Middle School. By average proficiency, Harlem Middle School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,013 (2020-21) to 1,330 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Harlem Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlem UD 122
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- Donald C Parker Early Educ CenterElementary · 571 students
- Machesney Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Olson Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Loves Park
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Loves Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Rock Cut Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Career Educ Assoc of N Central ILHigh
- ROE 4 Student Support ALOPCombined
Other Harlem Middle schools
One other US public school is named Harlem Middle. Harlem Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Harlem Middle SchoolHarlem, GA · 1,025 students
Nearby schools
- Windsor Elementary School0.2 mi · 315
- Loves Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 279
- Maple Elementary School1.1 mi · 313
- Donald C Parker Early Educ Center1.1 mi · 571
- Clifford P Carlson Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
- Marquette Elementary School1.5 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Harlem Middle SchoolHow large is Harlem Middle School?
Harlem Middle School enrolls approximately 1,330 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Harlem Middle School serve?
Harlem Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harlem Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harlem Middle School is approximately 14.3:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harlem Middle School?
At Harlem Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Harlem Middle School public or private?
Harlem Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harlem UD 122.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.