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Harlem Middle School

Public | 7-8 | 1117 students
 

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  • Serious issues with bullying have been going on for several years. Repeat...

  • I believe the school has weak leadership and very poor discipline....

  • This is my son's second year there. He struggled a bit last year but is now...

  • Wonderful school. Has always had great administration.

  • i am a student at harlem for the first year and i think it is an ok school...

 

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Posted April 12, 2011
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Serious issues with bullying have been going on for several years. Repeat offenders are allowed into school with students who have been bullied.

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Posted October 21, 2009
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I believe the school has weak leadership and very poor discipline. Administrators do not follow through with discipline.
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Posted September 17, 2009
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This is my son's second year there. He struggled a bit last year but is now adjusted and is doing better. I just had a phone call from his reading teacher the other day and she was calling just to say how well he was doing and how focused he was. It was nice to get a positive phone call.
—Submitted by a parent

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Posted September 8, 2005
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Wonderful school. Has always had great administration.
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Posted March 28, 2005
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i am a student at harlem for the first year and i think it is an ok school they could have better teachers but the ones they have are ok, i would recommend this school .
—Submitted by 82 students, a student

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Posted November 6, 2004
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I am a student at harlem for the first year and I think this school is great the teachers teach you then show you then give you worksheets and they dont give up on teaching you until you learned it. I would rec. this school for anybody.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

1120 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
76%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

1120 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
75%

2009

 
 
74%
Science

The state average for Science was 80% in 2012.

548 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
79%

2011

 
 
83%

2010

 
 
81%

2009

 
 
80%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

1120 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
81%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
78%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2012.

1120 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
82%

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
79%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students78%
Female79%
Male78%
Black61%
Asiann/a
Hispanic71%
Multiracial86%
White80%
Low income73%
Non-low income84%
Students with disabilities (IEP)21%
Students without disabilities88%
English language learners69%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students78%
Female81%
Male76%
Black74%
Asiann/a
Hispanic72%
Multiracial83%
White79%
Low income74%
Non-low income82%
Students with disabilities (IEP)19%
Students without disabilities88%
English language learners56%
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students79%
Female79%
Male79%
Black65%
Asiann/a
Hispanic75%
Multiracial79%
White81%
Low income73%
Non-low income84%
Students with disabilities (IEP)29%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learners63%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students80%
Female80%
Male80%
Black61%
Asiann/a
Hispanic71%
Multiracial75%
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White82%
Low income74%
Non-low income85%
Students with disabilities (IEP)32%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learners70%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students82%
Female82%
Male82%
Black72%
Asiann/a
Hispanic75%
Multiracial79%
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White83%
Low income75%
Non-low income88%
Students with disabilities (IEP)40%
Students without disabilities88%
English language learners50%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 87% 53%
Hispanic 6% 21%
Black 4% 19%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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