Harlem School District 122

School district in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Harlem School District No. 122
Address
8605 N. Second St., Machesney Park, Illinois 61115
United States
Coordinates42°20′51″N 89°02′55″W / 42.347370°N 89.048729°W / 42.347370; -89.048729
District information
TypeUnit school district ("Old Type")[1]
GradesPre-K-12
EstablishedApril 1910 (1910-04)
NCES District ID1718240[2]
Other information
Illinois RCDTS Code04-101-1220-22
WebsiteOfficial website

Harlem School District No. 122, commonly called Harlem Consolidated School District, is a unit school district in eastern Winnebago County, Illinois. It is headquartered in Machesney Park and covers most of Loves Park, Machesney Park, and southern Roscoe, Illinois.

As of 2014[update], the district has:[3]

  • 1 Pre-K/kindergarten: Parker Early Education Center)
  • 8 elementary schools: Loves Park Elementary, Machesney Elementary, Maple Elementary, Marquette Elementary, Olson Park Elementary, Ralston Elementary, Rock Cut Elementary, and Windsor Elementary
  • 1 middle school: Harlem Middle School
  • 1 high school: Harlem High School

History

Old school districts

Schools that were closed when Harlem Consolidated was formed include Lovejoy School (District No. 49) in Harlem Township.[4]: 67 

Harlem Village School District No. 55 operated the Harlem Village School. The schoolhouse, later Harlem Township Hall, was torn down some time after July 1989.[5]

Harlem Consolidated School District

Harlem Consolidated School District No. 122 was formed in April 1910.[4]: 67 

The Harlem Consolidated School, on the corner of Harlem Road and North Second Street,[6] was completed on March 6, 1911,[4]: 7  at a cost of $17,700; was dedicated on April 26, 1911,[6] and also opened in 1911.[4]: 78 

Loves Park Grade School was built in 1916[4]: 7  at 344 Grand Avenue in Loves Park.[4]: 70 

References

  1. ^ "Key to Coding Illinois Public School Districts and Schools" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Education. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Harlem UD 122". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Our Schools". Machesney Park, Illinois: Harlem School District 122. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lindsay, Nicole C. (2013). Loves Park. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-9093-6. LCCN 2012-944848.
  5. ^ Lusk, Bobbie (July 1989). "Harlem Village School". Illinois Digital Archives. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. BLI280100040 (local identifier).
  6. ^ a b "Harlem Consolidated School, completed March, 1911". Illinois Digital Archives. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. R977.3043 HAR, ARP9500035.