Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000830
Harvard Elementary School
7525 S Harvard Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-3045 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
313 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Harvard Elementary School→Englewood STEM High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
29.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 2.5% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Harvard Elementary School
Harvard Elementary School's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Elementary School this school | 335 | 93.4% | 16.9% |
| Park Manor Elementary School Chicago | 313 | 92.0% | 15.0% |
| Leland Elementary School Chicago | 344 | 95.6% | 10.4% |
| Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 354 | 95.5% | 14.2% |
| Mae Jemison School Hazel Crest | 368 | 94.8% | 12.4% |
| Highlands Elementary School Hazel Crest | 311 | 93.6% | 17.7% |
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 Harvard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,705 of 1,925 | #632 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #1,962 of 2,077 ▲ 36 | #749 of 829 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,677 of 2,077 ▲ 185 | #613 of 829 ▲ 118 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #1,340 of 2,419 | #555 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,714 of 2,035 | #714 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #1,541 of 2,042 | #578 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #198 of 2,132 | #143 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #709 of 1,461 | #375 of 661 |
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
335
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 678
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 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 93% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 20.5 | 17.8:1 | 94% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 24.5 | 13.9:1 | 93% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 20.6 | 18.9:1 | 98% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 97% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 99% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 31 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 28 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (390 to 335); teachers up 2% (20.6 to 21).
About Harvard Elementary School
Harvard Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Chicago. The school's enrollment of 335 students covers pre-K through 8.
Enrollment across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 totals 324,396 students.
The student body at Harvard Elementary School is 87% Black. Other groups include 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.9:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Harvard Elementary School is 93%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.6% for Harvard Elementary School. The school posts 16.9%, within a point of the prediction.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Deneen Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Harvard Elementary School. On proficiency, Harvard Elementary School is behind the 22.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 11 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Harvard Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Harvard Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Harvard Elementary. Harvard Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Harvard Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 657 students
- Harvard ElementaryTacoma, WA · 445 students
- Harvard Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 262 students
- Harvard ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 249 students
- HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARVARD, NE · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Deneen Elementary School0.6 mi · 451
- Westcott Elementary School0.6 mi · 387
- YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School0.6 mi · 94
- Oglesby Elementary School0.7 mi · 293
- King Academy of Social Justice0.7 mi · 213
- Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center0.8 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Harvard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harvard Elementary School?
Harvard Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Harvard Elementary School serve?
Harvard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Harvard Elementary School have?
Harvard Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harvard Elementary School?
At Harvard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% Hispanic, 87% Black.
Is Harvard Elementary School public or private?
Harvard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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