Thomas Harrison Middle

Set in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Thomas Harrison Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school, part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools. It educates 771 students across grades 6 through 8.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,652 students. Thomas Harrison Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Thomas Harrison Middle lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Thomas Harrison Middle logs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% 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, Thomas Harrison Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 58.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Harrisonburg city shows the typical household earns roughly $62,254 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harrisonburg city's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,934 students), Thomas Harrison Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bluestone Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Harrison Middle at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas Harrison Middle has increased 12%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 771 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 41% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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