HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a roomy junior high in HARRISON, Arkansas, operated by HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 865 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,739 students; HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL records 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.5%; actual is 54.3%, +16.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Boone County put median household income runs about $55,143, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Boone County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,818 students), of which HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 833 students in 2018 compared to 865 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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