Harvard Jr High School
Harvard, IL · Harvard CUSD 50
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, distant
616th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 10%· Stable
1301 Garfield St, Harvard, IL 60033
(815)943-6466NCES ID 171842002126Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Harvard Jr High School 616th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 10% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 11th in 2019 to 10th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 577 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 55.2% | 70.0% | ▲ 14.8 pts | |
| White | 42.1% | 27.0% | ▼ 15.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 1.7% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.9% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $278K in zip 60033 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Harvard Jr High School
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ELA 63% ▲30 · Math 33% ▲24Compare
What school district is Harvard Jr High School in?
Harvard Jr High School is part of the Harvard CUSD 50 district in Harvard, Illinois.
Is Harvard Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Harvard Jr High School 616th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 10% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Harvard Jr High School?
Hispanic 70%, White 27%, Two or more races 2% (577 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Harvard Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60033 is $278K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.