Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School

Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School, a close-knit elementary school in Corvallis, Oregon, one of the schools within Corvallis SD 509J, enrolls 225 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 321.

Corvallis SD 509J comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,916 students; Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 50.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Benton County) logs that median household income runs about $77,702, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), of which Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Garfield Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.9%.

Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School has fell 34%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 83% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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