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Enrollment
771
Middle
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISONBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510186002150
Thomas Harrison Middle
1311 W. Market Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · (540) 434-1949 · Harrisonburg city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
669 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 271 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Thomas Harrison Middle
Thomas Harrison Middle's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Harrison Middle this school | 771 | 86.8% | 58.5% |
| Skyline Middle Harrisonburg | 738 | 85.6% | 54.6% |
| Daniel Morgan Middle Winchester | 642 | 84.4% | 63.9% |
| Daniel Morgan Intermediate Winchester | 575 | 85.7% | 56.8% |
| Chancellor Middle Fredericksburg | 799 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| James Wood Middle Winchester | 873 | 70.1% | 59.5% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Thomas Harrison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #260 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #283 of 342 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #308 of 342 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #158 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #175 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #160 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #101 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #39 of 99 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
771
+66 (+9%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 771 | 57.5 | 13.4:1 | 87% (669) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 59.5 | 12.0:1 | 81% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 63.5 | 10.9:1 | 79% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 60 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 58.4 | 11.7:1 | 64% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 64% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 61% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | 78 | 11.0:1 | 37% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 51 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Harrison Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (686 to 771); teachers down 2% (58.4 to 57.5).
About Thomas Harrison Middle
Thomas Harrison Middle, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school enrolls 771 students in grades 6 through 8.
Thomas Harrison Middle reports to Harrisonburg City Public Schools, which has 10 schools and 6,652 students.
Of every 100 students at Thomas Harrison Middle, about 51 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. The diversity index for Thomas Harrison Middle is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is close to this figure. Thomas Harrison Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 87%. The figure for public schools in Harrisonburg city is close, at 87%.
The model predicts 64.5% for a school in Virginia with Thomas Harrison Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Thomas Harrison Middle posts 58.5%.
In Harrisonburg city, median household income comes to about $62,254, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Harrisonburg city counts 13 public schools with about 6,934 students.
Bluestone Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Thomas Harrison Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Thomas Harrison Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.2% proficiency; Thomas Harrison Middle posts 58.5%.
Federal data place Thomas Harrison Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.8:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Thomas Harrison Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Harrisonburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,392
Census ACS
Median income
$62,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Harrisonburg
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Bluestone Elementary0.9 mi · 566
- Waterman Elementary0.9 mi · 557
- Keister Elementary1.0 mi · 475
- Harrisonburg High1.2 mi · 998
- Mountain View Elementary1.3 mi · 411
- Spotswood Elementary1.8 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Harrison MiddleHow large is Thomas Harrison Middle?
Thomas Harrison Middle enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thomas Harrison Middle serve?
Thomas Harrison Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Thomas Harrison Middle have?
Thomas Harrison Middle employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Harrison Middle?
At Thomas Harrison Middle, the student body is approximately 33% White, 51% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Thomas Harrison Middle public or private?
Thomas Harrison Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.