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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361374001121
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
480 HARRISON AVE, HARRISON, NY 10528 · (914) 630-3192 · Westchester County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
54 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 89.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for New York 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 New York'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 AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 607 | 8.9% | 81.8% |
| PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE NEW YORK | 655 | 11.8% | 88.2% |
| HARBOR HILL SCHOOL GREENVALE | 582 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 551 | 8.5% | 77.8% |
| PS 59 BEEKMAN HILL INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK | 531 | 13.0% | 81.2% |
| CONCORD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARDSLEY | 780 | 9.1% | 79.3% |
Matched among New York 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 AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #144 of 2,335 | #18 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #235 of 2,342 ▼ 110 | #29 of 127 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #332 of 2,343 ▼ 142 | #40 of 127 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #436 of 2,585 | #17 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,252 of 2,338 | #71 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #614 of 2,388 | #31 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #2,450 of 2,534 | #113 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #286 of 606 | #13 of 34 |
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
607
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 607 | 50.7 | 12.0:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 46.8 | 12.5:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 45.5 | 12.3:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 48 | 11.9:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in HARRISON, New York, administered by HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reported 607 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 6 schools with 3,792 students.
More than half of the students at HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (56%). Next come 20% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Westchester County, where about 52% of residents are White. The diversity index for HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%. That is lower than the 38% average for public schools in Westchester County.
On the allk12 Grade, HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 90% of New York public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
The school's county is Westchester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $118,976 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Westchester County with 254 other public schools.
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 72.2% proficiency; HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 81.8%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,066 students
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- PURCHASE SCHOOLElementary · 385 students
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
Other schools in HARRISON
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,066 students
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
Other Harrison Avenue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Harrison Avenue Elementary. HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY · 294 students
Nearby schools
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 294
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 923
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL0.8 mi · 480
- OSBORN SCHOOL1.1 mi · 469
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,066
- RYE NECK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 607 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.