Elementary school (grades K-5) · Riverside, CA

Harrison Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Harrison Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063315005140
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
5
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harrison Elementary earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of California schools.

#15 of 43
elementary schools in Riverside · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
23.8:1
large classes for California
58.6%
free-lunch eligible

Harrison Elementary has class sizes larger than 70% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Harrison Elementary ranks #15 of 43 elementary schools in Riverside, CA.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+25 students YoY

Harrison Elementary held near 547 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+25 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 24.0 → 27.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+25 students YoY 063315005140 · Riverside, CA Elementary · MID · TRAD

571 enr · 23.8:1 · 58.6% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Martin Luther King Jr. High (2,699 students)

Harrison Elementary held near 547 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+25 headcount). Teacher FTE added 24.0 → 27.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Harrison Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Harrison Elementary reports 571 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Harrison Elementary compares

Harrison Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.8:1 ▲ 11% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.6% ▲ 6% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 571 top 35% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.8:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
571
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
58.6%
free-lunch eligible - 6% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
23.8:1
students per teacher - 11% above state mean
Top 70% in California - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
32.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,986
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 72.5%
White 11.4%
African American 6.1%
Asian 5.1%
Two or More 4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.3, Harrison Elementary is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Riverside Unified reports $16,986 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Harrison Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Martin Luther King Jr. High Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Polytechnic High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Ramona High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
John W. North High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Arlington High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harrison Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Riverside Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Riverside

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Harrison Elementary

How many students attend Harrison Elementary?

Harrison Elementary has 571 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Riverside, CA. CCD year-over-year: 522 (2022-23) → 547 (2023-24), nearly flat (+25).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary is 23.8:1, which is 11% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 52% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harrison Elementary?

58.6% of students at Harrison Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harrison Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Harrison Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 72.5% of enrollment, in Riverside, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harrison Elementary?

Harrison Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower 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).

How does Harrison Elementary rank among elementary schools in Riverside?

By Resource Investment Index, Harrison Elementary ranks #15 of 43 elementary schools in Riverside, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Riverside on the city page.

What other schools are in Riverside Unified?

Besides Harrison Elementary, Riverside Unified also operates Martin Luther King Jr. High (2,699 students), Polytechnic High (2,484 students), and Ramona High (2,142 students). See the Riverside Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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