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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARVARD CUSD 50·NCES 171842002126

Harvard Jr High School

1301 Garfield St, Harvard, IL 60033 · (815) 943-6466 · McHenry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Illinois public middle schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools

Enrollment
593
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
355 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618631%
Grade 721035%
Grade 819733%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
15226%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
42472%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
30752%
Female
28648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Harvard Jr High School→Harvard High School
Feeds from
Jefferson Elementary School04–05
Based on grade levels within Harvard CUSD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
33.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 4 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.5%9.2%
2023-2426.0%4.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% 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 Harvard Jr High School

Harvard Jr High School's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Harvard Jr High School this school59359.9%23.5%
Washington Middle School
Aurora
69057.8%33.5%
Blackhawk Middle School
Bensenville
66555.0%38.6%
Elm Middle School
Elmwood Park
61563.1%46.3%
Hester Jr High School
Franklin Park
42662.9%46.0%
Kimball Middle School
Elgin
50163.9%20.4%
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 Harvard Jr High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn McHenry County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.5%#497 of 578#17 of 17
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.2%#600 of 640
▲ 5
#17 of 17
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#548 of 640
▼ 20
#17 of 17
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
593#224 of 691#10 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.6:1#143 of 558#5 of 16
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.3%#318 of 560#12 of 16
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.9%#183 of 581#1 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.2%#438 of 440#14 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
593
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255935111.6:160% (355)
2023-2457749.511.7:145% (258)
2022-235405010.8:142% (227)
2020-21611N/AN/AN/A
2017-1859446.512.8:157% (336)
2015-165704213.6:169% (396)
2010-115273117.0:164% (336)
2000-016823817.9:1N/A
1990-914482121.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvard Jr High School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (594 to 593); teachers up 10% (46.5 to 51).

About Harvard Jr High School

Harvard Jr High School is one of the public schools in Harvard, Illinois. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 593 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.

The district, Harvard CUSD 50, operates 5 schools serving 2,532 students.

More than half of enrollment at Harvard Jr High School is Hispanic: 72%. The remaining shares are 26% White. McHenry County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harvard Jr High School scores 42%.

Harvard Jr High School reported 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.6:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Roughly 60% of students at Harvard Jr High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County.

Harvard Jr High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Illinois public middle schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Harvard Jr High School is 37.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.5%.

Looking at the county, McHenry County, the median household earns about $104,802 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 89 public schools in the county, enrolling about 50,123, Harvard Jr High School among them.

Among nearby public schools, Harvard High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The school's 23.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.

Harvard Jr High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 611 (2020-21) to 593 (2024-25).

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McHenry County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Harvard Jr High School
District
Harvard CUSD 50
Address
1301 Garfield St, Harvard, IL 60033
Phone
(815) 943-6466
County
McHenry County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
593
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
355 (60%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
171842002126
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Harvard Jr High School
What is the total enrollment at Harvard Jr High School?
Harvard Jr High School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Harvard Jr High School serve?
Harvard Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvard Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harvard Jr High School is approximately 11.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harvard Jr High School?
Student demographics at Harvard Jr High School are roughly 26% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Harvard Jr High School public or private?
Harvard Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harvard CUSD 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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