Harrison Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · South Bend, Indiana

Harrison Elementary School in South Bend, Indiana enrolled 555 students in 2024-25 with 42.3 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

654 students in 2022-23, 601 students in 2023-24, 555 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.5 to 42.3.

Students enrolled at Harrison Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 55502004006008002022-236542023-246012024-25555
Students enrolled at Harrison Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 55502004006008002022-236542023-246012024-25555
Students enrolled at Harrison Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 55502004006008002022-236542023-246012024-25555
Students enrolled at Harrison Elementary School by school year2022-23: 654, 2023-24: 601, 2024-25: 55502004006008002022-236542023-246012024-25555
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365453.512.2
2023-2460176.97.8
2024-2555542.313.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harrison Elementary School enrolled 693 students and reported no counselor; it reported 89 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions89
  • Chronically absent61.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.9% of students were Hispanic, 29.5% Black, 5.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.9%
  2. Black29.5%
  3. White5.9%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Harrison Elementary School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math13%14% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in South Bend

19 public elementary schools in South Bend report 2024-25 enrollment; Harrison Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Success Academy Primary School61017.967.7%
Harrison Elementary School55513.173.2%
Edison Middle School55110.365.0%
Monroe Elementary School51914.967.6%
Clay International Academy49612.762.5%
Nuner Fine Arts Academy48914.062.2%
Kennedy Academy44315.048.8%
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy43111.579.1%

All public schools in South Bend →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harrison Elementary School

  1. Kennedy AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 443 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Success Academy Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 610 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Harrison Elementary School with Kennedy AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much South Bend Community School Corp spends per student$17,587 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,587
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaHarrison Elementary School is the number 252 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#252 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harrison Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Harrison Elementary School?
    555 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 654 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in South Bend, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary School?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harrison Elementary School a Title I school?
    Harrison Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harrison Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Harrison Elementary School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harrison Elementary School in?
    South Bend Community School Corp, NCES district ID 1810290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181029001646 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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