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Harvard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Harvard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 364 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state of Illinois.

Harvard Elementary School's academic performance is a major concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 43.3% in recent years, which are much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 93.26% to 94.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Deneen Elementary School, Westcott Elementary School, and other schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 also struggle academically, Harvard Elementary School generally performs worse than these schools across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. Despite the school's poor performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,659 in 2023-2024, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

335

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,794

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7525 S Harvard Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-1616

(773) 535-3045

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,921^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,055^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

382^nd of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1921 of 2056	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1952 of 2067	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2054 of 2077	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2030 of 2082	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2024 of 2086	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1934 of 2037	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1985 of 2044	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1972 of 2046	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	1842 of 2052	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	1918 of 2093	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	1887 of 2167	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1958 of 2166	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	2003 of 2147	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	2061 of 2139	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	1948 of 2120	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	2088 of 2092	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	2089 of 2095	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	2084 of 2086	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	2022 of 2022	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	2017 of 2030	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	2013 of 2020	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	482 of 688	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	491 of 655	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	643 of 692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	586 of 684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	626 of 711	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	495 of 698	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	797 of 886	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1859 of 1942	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1766 of 1942	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1936 of 1957	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1912 of 1970	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1932 of 2019	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1882 of 1964	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1635 of 1800	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1651 of 1793	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1785 of 1808	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1697 of 1763	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1737 of 1816	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1633 of 1765	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1727 of 1947	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1825 of 1959	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1923 of 1984	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1923 of 1977	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1964 of 2019	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1806 of 1972	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	1140 of 1195	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1101 of 1113	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1055 of 1368	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1293 of 1363	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1285 of 1367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1335 of 1369	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1266 of 1356	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1188 of 1293	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1248 of 1293	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1258 of 1294	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1111 of 1302	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	1162 of 1322	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	1156 of 1367	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	1124 of 1365	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	871 of 1344	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	12.9	1188 of 1327	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1095 of 1318	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	1261 of 1293	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	1283 of 1287	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	1269 of 1272	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	1203 of 1209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.7	1170 of 1204	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.6	1030 of 1185	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	281 of 574	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.4	443 of 548	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	442 of 569	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	515 of 573	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	415 of 565	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	357 of 511	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	875 of 1248	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1131 of 1251	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1200 of 1275	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1248 of 1286	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1158 of 1276	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1142 of 1226	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	869 of 1229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1113 of 1219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1158 of 1234	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1181 of 1221	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1094 of 1217	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1026 of 1161	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	981 of 1271	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1231 of 1264	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1164 of 1292	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1211 of 1286	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1257 of 1296	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1087 of 1223	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	776 of 802	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2024)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)8th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.7	1952^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.7	13.6	10.7	20.7	23.3	27.3	48.4	50.0	29.6	7.1	13.8	3.4	4.5	13.3	4.8	8.2	78.9	84.0	84.0	84.0	94.0	84.6	80.6	3.4	20.0	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288
Deneen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3035	451	36	12.4	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	428 (94.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20.8	1648^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.8%		28.7	1444^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.1%	204	10.0	11.4	40.0	26.4	32.7	47.2	34.7	46.7	37.0	28.6	5.8	9.8	5.6	8.3	4.7	9.8	87.8	92.3	92.3	92.3	97.6	92.3	91.7	10.3	23.3	$20,096	$2,929	$17,166
Westcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 W 80th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3090	387	31	12.6	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2000^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.4	1962^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	12.1	16.1	10.5	21.1	21.2	5.9	22.7	31.3	18.7	7.9	2.6	8.8	0.0	9.1	12.9	6.8	87.9	92.9	92.6	92.6	93.6	92.1	87.2	12.8	21.7	$21,550	$2,618	$18,933
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0040	300	18	16.6	40.3%	39 (13.0%)	202 (67.3%)	15 (5.0%)	35 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	94	90^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.6%		96.3	66^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.8%	24	90.0	80.0	72.0	89.3	90.0	100.0	89.7	86.7	89.0	64.0	78.6	70.0	75.0	79.3	56.7	70.9	95.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.3	96.0	92.6	10.8	24.7	$18,236	$1,433	$16,803
Ruggles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7831 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3085	290	25	11.6	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.4%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.8	1491^st of 2067 public elementary schools	27.9%	98	5.1	19.0	30.4	30.8	23.1	68.6	53.3	39.1	40.7	16.7	22.2	0.0	17.1	10.0	13.6	12.9	86.6	89.5	89.5	89.5	94.8	87.9	86.9	4.3	16.1	$23,986	$4,487	$19,499
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
Parker Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6800 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3375	367	26	14.1	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	348 (94.8%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.5	1929^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.2%		16.8	1777^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.0%	152	9.4	13.2	16.7	6.3	33.3	27.8	37.5	23.7	24.4	13.3	0.0	12.1	0.0	9.4	0.0	5.5	94.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.1	97.5	91.7	15.0	28.1	$23,949	$3,669	$20,280
Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6741 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3030	165	13	12.6	85.5%	1 (0.6%)	149 (90.3%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	22.1	1615^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.4%		32.8	1320^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.1%	295	5.6		13.6	46.7	33.3	52.4			35.5	27.3	13.3	0.0	14.3			14.5	88.5	92.3	92.3	93.1	96.2	92.3	83.9	10.8	7.7	$23,841	$2,955	$20,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvard Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Harvard Elementary School?

Students at Harvard Elementary School are 87% African American, 13% Hispanic.

Is Harvard Elementary School a good school?

Harvard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Harvard Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Harvard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Harvard Elementary School.

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