Harlem Middle School
Loves Park, IL · Harlem UD 122
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
499th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 27%▼ Declining
735 Windsor Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111
(815)654-4510NCES ID 171824005017Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Harlem Middle School 499th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 27% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 40th in 2019 to 27th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) 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.
Asian (last reported 2023) 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.
Asian (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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 951 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 80.5% | 66.7% | ▼ 13.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.6% | 16.2% | ▲ 6.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.6% | 8.3% | ▲ 3.7 pts | |
| Black | 3.3% | 7.3% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1.4% | ▼ 0.2 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 $205K in zip 61111 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 Harlem Middle School
- #608Eisenhower Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.4 mi away608th of 685
ELA 34% ▼10 · Math 10% ▼12Compare - #1Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.5 mi away1st of 685
ELA 98% ▲54 · Math 92% ▲70Compare - #656West Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 3.2 mi away656th of 685
ELA 22% ▼22 · Math 8% ▼14Compare - #647Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 4.2 mi away647th of 685
ELA 27% ▼17 · Math 6% ▼16Compare - #677Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 5.2 mi away677th of 685
ELA 10% ▼34Compare - #623Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolRockford SD 205 · 5.8 mi away623rd of 685
ELA 29% ▼15 · Math 11% ▼11Compare - #682Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcadRockford SD 205 · 6.5 mi away682nd of 685
ELA 14% ▼30 · Math 5% ▼17Compare - #141Stephen Mack Middle SchoolRockton SD 140 · 7.3 mi away141st of 685
ELA 77% ▲33 · Math 45% ▲23Compare
What school district is Harlem Middle School in?
Harlem Middle School is part of the Harlem UD 122 district in Loves Park, Illinois.
Is Harlem Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Harlem Middle School 499th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 27% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Harlem Middle School?
White 67%, Hispanic 16%, Two or more races 8%, Black 7% (951 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Harlem Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61111 is $205K 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.