Harlem High School

Grades: 9-12
Students: 1836
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 244:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
6 Reviews
9229 North Alpine Road
Machesney Park, IL 61115
(815) 654-4511
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
NA
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
4/10
College Readiness
NA
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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This school is honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve had. The administration is unorganized and unresponsive, they care more about appearances than actually helping students succeed. Teachers are hit or miss, and too many of them seem burnt out or uninterested in actually teaching. The resource
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Posted by a community member on 8/16/2025
8/10. I have attended this school for two years and my experience has been great! But I think that is mainly due to the fact that I try hard and participate in extracurricular activities.
Posted by a student on 12/15/2018
You get what you put into it. If you don't work, then you only have yourself to blame. There are some great teachers that provide amazing opportunities, but the administration needs to listen to some of the teachers. The teachers know more than them about running things. The administration makes hor
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Posted by a student on 4/29/2015
Great school for academic students, student athletes who go to this school deserve better coaching than what they have now, some of this coaches don't care about the kids talents or feelings. This is why this teams can never win the big games, to many politics on who plays. Unless you're friends wit
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Posted by a parent on 1/4/2013
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Posted by a student on 1/14/2009

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Machesney Park schools - Harlem High School is located at 9229 North Alpine Road, Machesney Park IL 61115. Harlem High School is in the Harlem Ud 122 School District. Harlem High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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