Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702000761
Harrison Elementary
760 Princeton Rd, Janesville, WI 53546 · (608) 743-6400 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
86 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 72.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
Where Harrison Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #244 of 982 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #312 of 992 | #9 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #214 of 992 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #724 of 1,157 | #26 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #247 of 901 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #425 of 901 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #702 of 1,064 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #611 of 664 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 266 | 22.5 | 11.8:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 23.2 | 11.1:1 | 33% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 19.2 | 14.3:1 | 28% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 31% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 19% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Elementary.
About Harrison Elementary
Harrison Elementary serves students in Janesville, Wisconsin, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 266 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 22 schools in Janesville School District totals 9,355 students.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at Harrison Elementary. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
On staff are 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Harrison Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 32%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rock County is 47%.
The model predicts 57.8% for a school in Wisconsin with Harrison Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Harrison Elementary posts 67.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rock County show that median household income comes to about $75,673, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Rock County counts 65 public schools with about 25,542 students.
Harrison Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Marshall Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 59.0% on proficiency, and Harrison Elementary is above that at 67.4%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 11 students, from 277 to 266. Students per teacher dropped from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Harrison Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Middle0.7 mi · 747
- Monroe Elementary0.8 mi · 376
- Kennedy Elementary1.1 mi · 404
- Jefferson Elementary1.5 mi · 293
- Craig High1.7 mi · 1,400
- Roosevelt Elementary2.0 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison ElementaryHow large is Harrison Elementary?
Harrison Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harrison Elementary serve?
Harrison Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harrison Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Harrison Elementary.
How diverse is Harrison Elementary?
Harrison Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrison Elementary?
Harrison Elementary is overseen by Janesville School District in Rock County.
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