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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades 4-5

1624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School serves 319 students in grades 4–5 in Harvard, Illinois, and is part of Harvard CUSD 50. In 2025–2026, 33% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 18% in math across the school, both below state rates. The clearest concern is that Jefferson’s grade-level results lag far behind nearby schools serving the same grades, especially in ELA and grade 5 science.

Jefferson’s all-grades results were close to the district’s in ELA—33.4% versus 32.9%, just 0.5 points higher—and 3 points higher in math, at 18% versus 15%; both subjects remained well below state rates of 56% in ELA and 40% in math. Grade-matched comparisons show larger gaps with nearby schools: Jefferson averaged 33% in grade 4 ELA versus a nearby-school average of 71%, and 34% in grade 5 ELA versus 69%. In math, Jefferson had 22% in grade 4 versus a nearby average of 39%, and 13% in grade 5 versus 34% among the five nearby schools with reported results. Grade 5 science was also low at 25%, compared with 47% at nearby schools and 48% statewide.

Scores have improved over three years: ELA rose 18 points and math 11 points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, though state gaps remain. Meanwhile, SchoolDigger’s overall ranking fell from the 16th percentile to the 7th percentile, with 0 stars in the latest year; ranked nearby schools were between the 48th and 70th percentiles, with 2–3 stars. Jefferson’s 9.3:1 student-teacher ratio was lower than every nearby school’s reported ratio, and its 16% chronic absenteeism was below the district and state. In 2024–2025, 56% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, above the nearby-school average of 47%—context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students dropped from the 35th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 4th in 2024–2025; for Disabled Students, it fell from the 48th to the 8th percentile.

319

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,669

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1200 N Jefferson St
Harvard, IL 60033-1730

(815) 943-6464

District: Harvard CUSD 50

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harvard Junior High School
High:	Harvard High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.0%

White:

23.8%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Illinois avg48%

1,624^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

730^th of 738Harvard CUSD 50 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1624 of 1737	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1780 of 2056	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1730 of 2067	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1706 of 2077	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1476 of 2082	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1546 of 1948	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1551 of 2086	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1616 of 2037	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	1781 of 2044	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1796 of 2046	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	1783 of 2052	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	1786 of 2093	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	1840 of 2167	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1724 of 2166	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	1838 of 2147	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	1848 of 2139	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1740 of 2120	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1827 of 2092	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.4	1053 of 2095	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	1336 of 2086	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.3	1441 of 2022	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.5	1301 of 2030	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.0	1459 of 2020	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	970 of 1049	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	718 of 886	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	473 of 907	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	687 of 788	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	692 of 826	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	666 of 788	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	623 of 768	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	400 of 537	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	455 of 743	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	571 of 718	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	1274 of 1286	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	1757 of 1942	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1641 of 1942	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1660 of 1957	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1451 of 1970	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1420 of 1680	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1365 of 2019	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1585 of 1964	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	509 of 536	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	859 of 982	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	879 of 959	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	906 of 970	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	739 of 954	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	648 of 742	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	816 of 955	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	873 of 938	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	981 of 1001	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	1531 of 1800	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1511 of 1793	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1405 of 1808	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1134 of 1763	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1197 of 1514	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1327 of 1816	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1369 of 1765	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1286 of 1311	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1638 of 1947	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1620 of 1959	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1557 of 1984	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1344 of 1977	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1389 of 1707	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1614 of 2019	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1542 of 1972	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1236 of 1292	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1112 of 1195	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	756 of 1156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	746 of 1113	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	530 of 640	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	692 of 1194	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	432 of 763	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	1143 of 1149	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	1359 of 1389	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1237 of 1392	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1246 of 1419	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1192 of 1425	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1151 of 1308	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1126 of 1462	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1201 of 1463	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-23 vs state

Science25%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	4-5	1200 N Jefferson St	Harvard	60033	McHenry County	Harvard CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 943-6464	319	34	9.3	55.5%	76 (23.8%)	2 (0.6%)	236 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	8.9	1624^th of 1737 public elementary schools	6.5%		15.1	1780^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.4%	156	25.2		33.1	33.8	33.4		21.6	13.4	17.8	98.7%		$21,669	$885	$20,784
Crosby Elementary School	Public	K-3	401 Hereley Dr	Harvard	60033	McHenry County	Harvard CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 943-4022	655	62	10.5	64.3%	152 (23.2%)	15 (2.3%)	469 (71.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)								(n/a)		23.4			23.4	19.4			19.4	97.5%		$18,836	$603	$18,233
Capron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 N Wooster St	Capron	61012	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 569-2314	162	12	13.6	50.6%	90 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	55.8	736^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.6%		47.3	1058^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.5%	322		66.7	61.9		64.4	41.7	52.4		46.7	92.5%		$17,313	$577	$16,736
Alden Hebron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11915 Price Rd	Hebron	60034	McHenry County	Alden Hebron School District 19	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 648-2442	210	20	10.6	37.1%	173 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	67.6	523^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	69.9%		71.7	559^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.8%	36	47.4	73.3	70.4	63.2	68.4	76.7	59.3	42.1	57.9	94.9%		$16,227	$689	$15,538
Mary Endres Elementary School	Public	1-5	2181 N Seminary Ave	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 337-8177	431	24	17.9	55.9%	188 (43.6%)	28 (6.5%)	193 (44.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	45.9	905^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.9%		59	830^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.6%	75	46.4	56.1	63.0	72.6	64.0	50.0	29.6	28.6	36.0	97.4%		$14,930	$741	$14,190
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	2045 N Seminary Ave	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 338-8883	675	37	18.3	35.4%	339 (50.2%)	27 (4.0%)	279 (41.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)								(n/a)										93.3%		$17,550	$664	$16,885
Olson Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 W Judd St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 338-0473	425	29	14.7	46.8%	217 (51.1%)	13 (3.1%)	172 (40.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	52.9	795^th of 1737 public elementary schools	54.2%		67.9	645^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.6%	150	47.2	69.2	69.4	76.4	72.3	56.4	26.0	27.4	35.8	94.3%		$17,468	$701	$16,767
Westwood Elementary School	Public	1-5	14124 W South Street Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 337-8173	385	25	15.1	51.7%	201 (52.2%)	8 (2.1%)	162 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	47	890^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.8%		70.8	583^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	71.6%	307	49.3	44.7	67.6	72.6	61.4	43.4	35.2	39.7	39.5	96.2%		$16,908	$625	$16,283
Poplar Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 N State St	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-3113	251	20	12.5	45.4%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	67.2	526^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.7%		80.4	387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.2%	139		59.6	64.6		62.0	65.4	56.3		61.0	96.3%		$19,631	$469	$19,162
Dean Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dean St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 338-1133	302	23	13.1	53.3%	140 (46.4%)	12 (4.0%)	131 (43.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	51.9	804^th of 1737 public elementary schools	53.7%		50.3	1000^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.4%	196	46.2	62.7	70.2	66.7	66.2	49.2	27.7		31.8	99%		$19,086	$818	$18,268

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Harvard CUSD 50

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harvard Junior High School
High : Harvard High School

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

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