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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Harrison High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,089
High
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453000667
Harrison High School
2755 JANITELL ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906 · (719) 579-2080 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,089 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
789 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 283 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 High School
Harrison High School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison High School this school | 1,089 | 72.5% | 13.3% |
| Sierra High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 843 | 72.5% | 13.6% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green High School DENVER | 556 | 69.8% | 29.4% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Aurora AURORA | 567 | 77.1% | 10.2% |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast High School DENVER | 545 | 76.9% | 19.9% |
| Mitchell High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 757 | 69.2% | 9.5% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #194 of 231 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,089 | #97 of 409 | #16 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #121 of 250 | #19 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #32 of 250 | #13 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #74 of 320 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #58 of 108 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,089
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,089 | 62 | 17.6:1 | 72% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 1,143 | 51 | 22.4:1 | 83% (943) |
| 2022-23 | 1,179 | 60.1 | 19.6:1 | 50% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 1,108 | 60 | 18.5:1 | 81% (895) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 56.7 | 17.5:1 | 79% (784) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 51% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 956 | 67 | 14.3:1 | 70% (672) |
| 2000-01 | 1,099 | 64 | 17.2:1 | 44% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 1,004 | 69 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (995 to 1,089); teachers up 9% (56.7 to 62).
About Harrison High School
Harrison High School is a large high school in Colorado, located in COLORADO SPRINGS. It reported 1,089 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.
Harrison High School is run by Harrison School District Two, whose 28 schools enroll 11,938 students.
Hispanic students are 58% of those enrolled at Harrison High School. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 15% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of El Paso County's population at about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
With 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.9:1. Roughly 72% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.8% for Harrison High School. The school posts 13.3%, 9.5 points below the prediction.
For the population of El Paso County, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Harrison High School shares El Paso County with 244 other public schools.
Fox Meadow Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Harrison High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 26.4%, higher than Harrison High School's 13.3%.
In the federal locale system, Harrison High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,108 students in 2020-21 and 1,089 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Harrison High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison School District Two
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 students
- James Irwin Elementary School - AstrozonElementary · 522 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Harrison High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Harrison High. Harrison High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Harrison High SchoolKennesaw, GA · 2,224 students
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHARRISON, NY · 1,066 students
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHARRISON, AR · 843 students
- Harrison High SchoolHARRISON, NJ · 795 students
- Harrison High SchoolHarrison, MT · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Fox Meadow Middle School0.8 mi · 369
- Aspire Online Academy1.4 mi · 98
- Career Readiness Academy1.4 mi · 69
- Stratton Meadows Elementary School1.4 mi · 290
- Oak Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 235
- Monterey Elementary School1.5 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison High SchoolHow large is Harrison High School?
Harrison High School enrolls approximately 1,089 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harrison High School serve?
Harrison High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Harrison High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Harrison High School.
How diverse is Harrison High School?
Harrison High School reports a student body of 15% White, 58% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Harrison High School public or private?
Harrison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrison School District Two.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.