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Best kept secret at Harrison Elementary School?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001646
Harrison Elementary School
3302 Western Ave, South Bend, IN 46619 · (574) 393-3000 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
407 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
14.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 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 Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 School
Harrison Elementary School's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Elementary School this school | 555 | 73.3% | 12.5% |
| The PATH School Indianapolis | 705 | 71.8% | 10.3% |
| William McKinley Elementary School East Chicago | 509 | 70.3% | 13.3% |
| Garden City Elementary School Indianapolis | 727 | 71.7% | 13.2% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 712 | 69.0% | 17.8% |
| Edison Middle School South Bend | 551 | 67.0% | 12.4% |
Matched among Indiana 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #929 of 983 | #33 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #915 of 986 | #31 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #915 of 986 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #253 of 1,079 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #171 of 991 | #12 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #347 of 996 | #24 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #105 of 1,058 | #5 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #324 of 597 | #11 of 26 |
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
555
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 988
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 555 | 42.3 | 13.1:1 | 73% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 76.9 | 7.8:1 | 79% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 53.5 | 12.2:1 | 91% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 83% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 90% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 87% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 96% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 87% (677) |
| 1990-91 | 988 | 48 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Elementary School.
About Harrison Elementary School
Harrison Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in South Bend, Indiana. The school had 555 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
Across its 29 schools, South Bend Community School Corp enrolls 13,585 students. Harrison Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 59%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Harrison Elementary School combined. Other students are 30% Black, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, St. Joseph County residents are about 11% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Harrison Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Federal data list 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harrison Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%. For comparison, public schools in St. Joseph County average 46%.
allk12 grades Harrison Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Harrison Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.5% is 11.1 points below the 23.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for St. Joseph County show that median household income is about $66,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 73 public schools operate in St. Joseph County, serving about 35,614 students.
Excel Center - South Bend is located about 0.9 miles from Harrison Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 12.5% is below the 15.9% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 620 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other Harrison Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Harrison Elementary. Harrison Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 22.
- Harrison Elementary SchoolWarsaw, IN · 416 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 775 students
- Harrison ElementaryStockton, CA · 640 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolHarrison, OH · 604 students
- Harrison ElementaryRiverside, CA · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Excel Center - South Bend0.9 mi · 296
- Navarre Middle School0.9 mi · 378
- Kennedy Academy1.1 mi · 443
- Washington High School1.1 mi · 795
- Lafayette Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 6
- Success Academy Primary School1.2 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Elementary SchoolHow large is Harrison Elementary School?
Harrison Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
Is Harrison Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrison Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Harrison Elementary School have?
Harrison Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Harrison Elementary School?
Harrison Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 59% Hispanic, 30% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrison Elementary School?
Harrison Elementary School is overseen by South Bend Community School Corp in St. Joseph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.