Harris Elementary School

Harris Elementary School is a K-5 school of compact scale in Greenfield, Indiana, one of the schools within Greenfield-Central Com Schools, works with 273 students in grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Harris Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Greenfield-Central Com Schools, a district that serves 4,370 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Harris Elementary School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Hancock County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Harris Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 48.5%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,186 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hancock County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,779 students), Harris Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greenfield Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harris Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

Harris Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.