Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001069
James H. Harrison Elementary
13200 Larchdale Rd, Laurel, MD 20708 · (301) 497-3650 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
278 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · 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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
34.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 28.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 James H. Harrison Elementary
James H. Harrison Elementary's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Harrison Elementary this school | 304 | 91.4% | 31.3% |
| Fort Foote Elementary Fort Washington | 277 | 89.2% | 25.5% |
| Seabrook Elementary Seabrook | 365 | 90.7% | 37.3% |
| Apple Grove Elementary Fort Washington | 277 | 93.5% | 31.1% |
| North Forestville Elementary Forestville | 271 | 94.1% | 24.4% |
| Mt Rainier Elementary Mt Rainier | 311 | 91.3% | 22.6% |
Matched among Maryland 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 James H. Harrison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #617 of 853 | #61 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #613 of 853 ▼ 51 | #58 of 136 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #657 of 853 ▼ 49 | #80 of 136 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #745 of 898 | #117 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #19 of 857 | #2 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #436 of 857 | #34 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #65 of 885 | #53 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #405 of 551 | #86 of 99 |
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
304
0 (0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 304 | 30.3 | 10.0:1 | 91% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 33.3 | 9.0:1 | 81% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 26.3 | 11.5:1 | 79% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 30 | 10.1:1 | 71% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 33.5 | 9.8:1 | 70% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 34 | 9.6:1 | 69% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 33 | 9.8:1 | 67% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 61% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James H. Harrison Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (328 to 304); teachers down 10% (33.5 to 30.3).
About James H. Harrison Elementary
James H. Harrison Elementary is an elementary school in Laurel, Maryland, reachable at (301) 497-3650. A federal count lists 304 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
Besides James H. Harrison Elementary, Prince George's County Public Schools runs 198 other schools. The district enrolls 132,693 students.
A majority of students at James H. Harrison Elementary, 58%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 32% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Prince George's County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. By the diversity index, James H. Harrison Elementary comes in at 56%.
Its 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 91% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for James H. Harrison Elementary is B-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, James H. Harrison Elementary would score about 20.1%. It scores 31.3%, 11.1 points above that figure.
Prince George's County has about 959,754 residents, and median household income is about $101,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Prince George's County number 203 and enroll about 132,693.
The nearest other public school, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of James H. Harrison Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, James H. Harrison Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (304) and 2024-25 (304).
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Laurel
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- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
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Nearby schools
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle0.7 mi · 1,047
- Oaklands Elementary0.8 mi · 483
- Deerfield Run Elementary0.9 mi · 482
- Montpelier Elementary1.5 mi · 573
- Laurel High1.6 mi · 2,129
- Vansville Elementary2.2 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About James H. Harrison ElementaryHow many students attend James H. Harrison Elementary?
James H. Harrison Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does James H. Harrison Elementary serve?
James H. Harrison Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at James H. Harrison Elementary?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at James H. Harrison Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James H. Harrison Elementary?
At James H. Harrison Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 58% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is James H. Harrison Elementary in?
James H. Harrison Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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