Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000363
Harrison Elementary School
161 Bruce St, Lexington, KY 40507 · (859) 381-3418 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 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
8.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
181 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
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 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
KY avg 47.9%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Kentucky average is about 48 of 100.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Elementary School this school | 207 | 87.4% | 25.0% |
| William Wells Brown Elementary Lexington | 300 | 86.0% | 37.7% |
| Shelby Academy Louisville | 290 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
| Cane Run Elementary Louisville | 401 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Engelhard Elementary Louisville | 265 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Frayser Elementary Louisville | 419 | 86.9% | 21.0% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #606 of 669 | #30 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #634 of 674 | #33 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #669 of 744 | #38 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #1 of 674 | #1 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #125 of 674 | #24 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #35 of 721 | #1 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #99 of 437 | #4 of 24 |
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
207
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 207 | 25.3 | 8.2:1 | 87% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 24 | 8.3:1 | 84% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 24.2 | 7.4:1 | 84% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 93% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 25.2 | 10.4:1 | 95% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 94% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 93% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 98% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (261 to 207); teachers unchanged (25.2 to 25.3).
About Harrison Elementary School
Harrison Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Lexington, Kentucky. It enrolled 207 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
The 73 schools in Fayette County enroll 42,138 students altogether, Harrison Elementary School among them.
A majority of students at Harrison Elementary School, 54%, are Black. Next come 20% Hispanic, 16% White, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Black. Harrison Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Harrison Elementary School employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. Harrison Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 87%. The rate at public schools in Fayette County averages 50%, lower than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Harrison Elementary School would score about 32.6%. It scores 25.0%, 7.6 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Fayette County this way: median household income is about $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 81 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,142.
Nearby, Lexington Trad Magnet School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Harrison Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Harrison Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 216 to 207 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.2:1, from 9.4:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Harrison Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other Harrison Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Harrison Elementary. Harrison Elementary School is the 20th largest of the 22.
- Harrison Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 775 students
- Harrison ElementaryStockton, CA · 640 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolHarrison, OH · 604 students
- Harrison ElementaryRiverside, CA · 571 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolSouth Bend, IN · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Trad Magnet School0.6 mi · 284
- George Washington Carver STEM Academy0.8 mi · 158
- Booker T Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 377
- UK Early Childhood Lab1.2 mi · 3
- Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School1.2 mi · 567
- William Wells Brown Elementary1.2 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Elementary SchoolHow large is Harrison Elementary School?
Harrison Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harrison Elementary School serve?
Harrison Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary School is approximately 8.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrison Elementary School?
At Harrison Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 20% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Harrison Elementary School in?
Harrison Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
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