Harrison Park Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Harrison Park Elementary School in Jeannette, Pennsylvania enrolled 409 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-80% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 78% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

438 students in 2022-23, 431 students in 2023-24, 409 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.7 to 26.2.

Students enrolled at Harrison Park Elementary School by school year2022-23: 438, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-234382023-244312024-25409
Students enrolled at Harrison Park Elementary School by school year2022-23: 438, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-234382023-244312024-25409
Students enrolled at Harrison Park Elementary School by school year2022-23: 438, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-234382023-244312024-25409
Students enrolled at Harrison Park Elementary School by school year2022-23: 438, 2023-24: 431, 2024-25: 40902004006002022-234382023-244312024-25409
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343826.716.4
2023-2443125.716.8
2024-2540926.215.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; 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, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 12.9U.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).

One counselor per 836 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harrison Park Elementary School enrolled 418 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 836 of the 418 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.3% of students were White, 6.8% of two or more races, 3.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White87.3%
  2. Two or more races6.8%
  3. Hispanic3.4%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Black1.0%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harrison Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-80% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275‑80%83‑86%54%
Math, 2022-2378%65‑69% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Jeannette

3 public elementary schools in Jeannette report 2024-25 enrollment; Harrison Park Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jeannette McKee Elementary School50410.777.8%
McCullough Elementary School44815.722.3%
Harrison Park Elementary School40915.633.3%

All public schools in Jeannette →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harrison Park Elementary School

  1. McCullough Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 448 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Sunrise Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 412 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Harrison Park Elementary School with McCullough Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Penn-Trafford SD spends per student$14,981 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,981
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHarrison Park Elementary School is the number 836 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#836 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  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 Park Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Harrison Park Elementary School?
    409 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 438 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jeannette, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Park Elementary School?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harrison Park Elementary School a Title I school?
    Harrison Park Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harrison Park Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harrison Park Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-80% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harrison Park Elementary School in?
    Penn-Trafford SD, NCES district ID 4218660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421866006185 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, 2021-22 and 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