Harrison Middle School

Harrison Middle School is a mid-tier intermediate school in Sunnyside, Washington, overseen by Sunnyside School District. The school instructs 820 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Harrison Middle School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Harrison Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by Sunnyside School District, a district that caters to 6,151 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Harrison Middle School records that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 6% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Harrison Middle School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Harrison Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.5%; this one delivers 26.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yakima County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,656 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Harrison Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Chief Kamiakin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harrison Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harrison Middle School has shrank 11%, going from 920 students in 2018 to 820 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Harrison Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.