West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147
Address
191 West 155th Place
Harvey
, Illinois, 60426
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8[1]
NCES District ID1718480[1]
Students and staff
Students831[1]
Other information
Websitewww.whd147.org

West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 is an elementary school district based in the southern suburban Chicago city of Harvey, Cook County, Illinois. The district is composed of four schools: three are elementary schools and one is a middle school, where all schools are located in the adjacent village of Dixmoor with the exception of one elementary school located in Harvey.[2] District students in living in Harvey that are in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or grades one through five attend Washington Elementary School which is directed by the principal, Dr. Earnest Taylor.[3] Students of the same grades living in Dixmoor attend either Lincoln Elementary School or King Elementary School. The principals of the schools are, respectively, Dr. Gregory Jackson and Sandra Wells.[3] All elementary schools feed into Rosa L. Parks Middle School, which is headed by principal Abigail Phillips.[3] The school district's superintendent is Dr. Alex Boyd, Jr.[4]

Each school has a mascot. The mascot of King Elementary and Parks Middle Schools is the cougar, while Lincoln's mascot is the wildcat and Washington's is the eagle.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Schools in W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147". Illinois Schools. West Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Our Schools". West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Superintendent of Schools". West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147. 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
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