South Harrison Elementary School

South Harrison Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in HARRISONVILLE, New Jersey, part of South Harrison Township School District, teacheing 345 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Operationally, South Harrison Elementary School answers to South Harrison Township School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Harrison Elementary School logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, South Harrison Elementary School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting South Harrison Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Gloucester County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Harrison Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Gloucester County reports that median household income runs about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which South Harrison Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center, around 3.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Harrison Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Harrison Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.