Summary:
The city of Harvard, Illinois is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Harvard CUSD 50 district. While the district has some bright spots, the overall academic performance across these schools is concerning, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and graduation rates below state averages.
Harvard High School stands out as the lowest-performing, ranking in the bottom 17% of Illinois high schools and struggling with a 4-year graduation rate of just 80.9% and only 1.6% of 11th graders proficient in SAT Math. The Harvard Junior High School also performs poorly, with only 4.9% of students proficient in Math on the IAR assessment and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.1%.
Across the district, student performance on standardized tests falls well below state averages, and chronic absenteeism rates range from 17.8% at Crosby Elementary to 33.2% at Harvard High School. With high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the data suggests potential equity concerns that the district will need to address to improve educational outcomes for all students.
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