Enrollment
451
Washington · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Harrah, WA
Harrah Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Harrah Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 530528000797
👥 S:T ratio 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 55
📋 Attendance 70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Harrah Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Washington median.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 15:1
- students per teacher
- 98.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 451
- students enrolled
Harrah Elementary School has class sizes near the Washington median. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mount Adams School District · Washington
NCES ID 530528000797 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15:1
vs 17.6:1 Washington avg
-15% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
98.1%
vs 45.0% Washington avg
+118% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Harrah Elementary School compares with Washington and U.S. medians
What stands out at Harrah Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Harrah Elementary School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Washington schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Harrah Elementary School serves a higher-need student population than most Washington campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Harrah Elementary School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Harrah Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Harrah, Washington, enrolling 451 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15:1 puts it in the smaller third of Washington schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 98.1% of students qualify for free meals, 118% above the Washington average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
With 451 students, its enrollment sits close to the Washington median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,394 scored Washington schools.
Against 52 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #16.
Its student body is led by American Indian / Alaska Native (51%) and Hispanic or Latino (41%) (diversity index 57/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 226 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
12.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 35.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Mount Adams School District also operates White Swan High School (252 students) and Mount Adams Middle School (136 students) alongside Harrah Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Harrah Elementary School compares
Harrah Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Washington | Washington avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15:1 | ▼ 15% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 98.1% | ▲ 118% | 45.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 451 | top 39% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
451
Bigger than 55% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
98.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 118% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 34% in Washington - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 226 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 50.6%
Hispanic or Latino 40.8%
Two or More 4.7%
White 3.5%
Asian 0.4%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 50.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 57.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 57.4, Harrah Elementary School is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.
Programs
How Harrah Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Swan High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Mount Adams Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Harrah Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 252
- Students per teacher
- 10.5:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 136
- Students per teacher
- 22.7:1
- Resource Index
- 15/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~451 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~15:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Harrah Elementary School
How many students attend Harrah Elementary School?
Harrah Elementary School has 451 students enrolled. It is a public school in Harrah, WA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrah Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Harrah Elementary School is 15:1, which is 15% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harrah Elementary School?
98.1% of students at Harrah Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harrah Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Harrah Elementary School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 50.6% of enrollment, in Harrah, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Harrah Elementary School?
Harrah Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Mount Adams School District?
Besides Harrah Elementary School, Mount Adams School District also operates White Swan High School (252 students) and Mount Adams Middle School (136 students). See the Mount Adams School District district page for the complete list.
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