Harris Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Forest City, North Carolina, Harris Elementary School teaches 434 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Rutherford County Schools.

Harris Elementary School is one of 18 schools operated by Rutherford County Schools, a district that caters to 7,394 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Harris Elementary School reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Rutherford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Harris Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Harris Elementary School sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.6%; actual is 70.0%, +20.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Rutherford County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,410, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Harris Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 9,205 students).

The closest other public school is Chase Middle School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Harris Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Harris Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 434). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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