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What's one thing HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,066
High
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361374001122
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
255 UNION AVE, HARRISON, NY 10528 · (914) 630-3094 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,066 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New York public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
266 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 243 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 19 | 2% |
Student demographics
55%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
Feeds from
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
92.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
80.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (80.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,066 | 25.0% | 80.7% |
| TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL ORANGEBURG | 911 | 23.1% | 89.2% |
| GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL HEWLETT | 1,051 | 23.8% | 80.0% |
| HAUPPAUGE HIGH SCHOOL HAUPPAUGE | 1,038 | 20.4% | 88.8% |
| GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 1,295 | 23.1% | 90.3% |
| HARBORFIELDS HIGH SCHOOL GREENLAWN | 923 | 21.1% | 93.2% |
Matched among New York high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #174 of 1,135 | #19 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #548 of 1,109 ▼ 115 | #32 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #136 of 1,135 ▼ 22 | #20 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,066 | #225 of 1,216 | #15 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #353 of 1,058 | #17 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #379 of 1,070 | #21 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #1,053 of 1,167 | #27 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #725 of 743 | #29 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,066
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 1,066 | 104.2 | 10.2:1 | 25% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 110.3 | 9.9:1 | 23% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 105.9 | 10.0:1 | 21% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 1,088 | 105 | 10.4:1 | 22% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 87.3 | 12.3:1 | 20% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 1,083 | 80 | 13.5:1 | 19% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 1,037 | 88 | 11.8:1 | 14% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 77 | 10.2:1 | 5% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 65 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL.
About HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in HARRISON, New York, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 1,066 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
The 6 schools in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 3,792 students altogether, HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL among them.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL combined. Other students are 23% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 4% Black. By comparison, Westchester County residents are about 52% White. The chance that two students picked at random at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
The count of teachers at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is 104.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Westchester County average 38%.
The allk12 Grade for HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL are 14.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (80.7% actual, 65.8% predicted).
Westchester County has these Census figures: median household income is about $118,976, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is among the 255 public schools in Westchester County.
The shortest distance from HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.5%; HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL's is 80.7%, ranking 3rd of 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.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,088) to 2024-25 (1,066).
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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
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- PURCHASE SCHOOLElementary · 385 students
- SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOLElementary · 331 students
Other schools in HARRISON
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
Other Harrison High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Harrison High. HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Harrison High SchoolKennesaw, GA · 2,224 students
- Harrison High SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 1,089 students
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHARRISON, AR · 843 students
- Harrison High SchoolHARRISON, NJ · 795 students
- Harrison High SchoolHarrison, MT · 9 students
Nearby schools
- LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 923
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 607
- HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 294
- PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL1.4 mi · 480
- MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 611
- RIDGEWAY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About HARRISON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL?
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,066 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL?
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL?
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Westchester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.