Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132004845
Harrison Elementary
425 East Harrison Ave., Pomona, CA 91767 · (909) 397-4600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
306 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.3pp since 2014
Math
15.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 53.9% |
| Math | 1.9% | 13.0% | 23.7% | 61.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 15.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.4% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 22.4% |
| 2016-17 | 38.4% | 23.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harrison Elementary
Harrison Elementary's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Elementary this school | 328 | 93.3% | 19.7% |
| Monterey Elementary San Bernardino | 372 | 96.5% | 12.7% |
| Cole Elementary Highland | 380 | 95.5% | 17.4% |
| Highland Pacific Elementary Highland | 285 | 89.5% | 13.4% |
| Saturn Street Elementary Los Angeles | 277 | 92.4% | 39.1% |
| Kendall Elementary San Bernardino | 351 | 87.7% | 28.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harrison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #4,599 of 5,151 | #1,080 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #4,747 of 5,172 ▼ 122 | #1,103 of 1,129 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,412 of 5,172 ▲ 118 | #1,040 of 1,129 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #1,103 of 5,116 | #177 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #4,499 of 5,915 | #986 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #454 of 5,352 | #134 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #3,539 of 5,354 | #628 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #668 of 5,625 | #304 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,869 of 3,837 | #774 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 328 | 17.5 | 18.7:1 | 93% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 14.7 | 21.4:1 | 95% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 93% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 97% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 15.2 | 23.7:1 | 90% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 15 | 25.2:1 | 89% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 88% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 84% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 19 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (359 to 328); teachers up 15% (15.2 to 17.5).
About Harrison Elementary
Harrison Elementary is a small elementary school in Pomona, California, (ZIP code 91767). The school enrolls 328 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 29% below that mark.
Pomona Unified has 20,422 students in 37 schools, and Harrison Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Harrison Elementary are Hispanic (77%). The next largest groups are 11% Black, 5% White, and 4% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harrison Elementary scores 38%.
A staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.7:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.6 students per teacher. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 23 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Harrison Elementary is 24.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.7%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
El Roble Intermediate is the nearest public school to Harrison Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 37.9% proficiency; Harrison Elementary posts 19.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other Harrison Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Harrison Elementary. Harrison Elementary is the 12th largest of the 22.
- Harrison ElementaryStockton, CA · 640 students
- Harrison ElementaryRiverside, CA · 571 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 775 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolHarrison, OH · 604 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolSouth Bend, IN · 555 students
Nearby schools
- El Roble Intermediate0.8 mi · 952
- School of Extended Educational Options0.9 mi · 1,204
- Mountain View Elementary0.9 mi · 408
- Pomona High1.0 mi · 993
- La Verne Science and Technology Charter1.1 mi · 270
- Danbury Special Education1.1 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison ElementaryHow large is Harrison Elementary?
Harrison Elementary enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Harrison Elementary serve?
Harrison Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Harrison Elementary?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Harrison Elementary.
How diverse is Harrison Elementary?
Harrison Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 77% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Harrison Elementary public or private?
Harrison Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pomona Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.