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Harris Elementary School

Summary:

Harris Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 384 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 90 out of 288 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Harris Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, and struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as White, African American, and special education students. Additionally, Harris Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.

When comparing Harris Elementary to nearby schools within the Gilbert Unified District, such as Burk Elementary and Oak Tree Elementary, Harris consistently underperforms in academic measures and statewide rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by Harris Elementary are not shared by all schools in the district, and targeted interventions and support are needed to improve student outcomes and close achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1820 S Harris Dr
       Mesa, AZ  85204-6710

(480) 545-7060

District: Gilbert Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
651st of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,597 Help


Students who attend Harris Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mesquite Junior High School
High:    Mesquite High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.5 Help
Number of students:  382

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.3%
White:
31.9%
African American:
11.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Harris Elementary School ranks worse than 71.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.3%), White (31.9%), African American (11.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harris Elementary School is 9.5, which is the lowest among 26 elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harris Elementary School is $10,597, which is the 4th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harris Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harris Elementary School 651st of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Harris Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:


Gilbert Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Unified District 97th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harris Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 68.52 351st 1062 66.9%
2010 64.54 392nd 1090 64.0%
2011 68.69 337th 1075 68.7%
2012 62.58 420th 1141 63.2%
2013 64.13 404th 1158 65.1%
2014 53.74 507th 1079 53.0%
2015 31.78 612th 955 35.9%
2016 43.23 549th 1079 49.1%
2017 31.35 732nd 1106 33.8%
2018 29.80 757th 1109 31.7%
2019 38.03 584th 1039 43.8%
2021 45.36 591st 1226 51.8%
2022 32.13 614th 1000 38.6%
2023 39.22 686th 1245 44.9%
2024 22.91 651st 912 28.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.80 833rd 1027 18.9%
2022 36.25 330th 444 25.7%
2023 35.09 461st 617 25.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.59 220th 417 47.2%
2021 41.18 610th 1201 49.2%
2023 24.82 673rd 820 17.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.91 547th 820 33.3%
2022 54.94 281st 618 54.5%
2023 46.29 549th 1116 50.8%
2024 26.07 423rd 556 23.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.72 798th 1023 22.0%
2019 30.22 578th 862 32.9%
2021 41.38 638th 1219 47.7%
2022 45.20 467th 824 43.3%
2023 36.19 717th 1219 41.2%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.58 85th 306 72.2%
2023 61.97 13th 38 65.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.29 623rd 1032 39.6%
2019 40.93 460th 850 45.9%
2021 46.40 584th 1220 52.1%
2023 43.32 616th 1216 49.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.96 264th 895 70.5%
2022 30.71 249th 289 13.8%
2023 45.01 329th 607 45.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.56 629th 911 31.0%
2019 39.37 407th 709 42.6%
2021 52.44 482nd 1198 59.8%
2023 46.25 565th 1170 51.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.57 518th 654 20.8%
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Rank History for White students at Harris Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.08 612th 720 15.0%
2019 23.44 493rd 595 17.1%
2021 42.38 678th 1161 41.6%
2023 29.55 760th 1024 25.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Open Quote Harris Elementary School is a welcoming and friendly school! The staff is attentive and willing to help, even when the student is not in their direct classroom. The principal, Mr. Roth, has an obvious passion for his staff and students and is always willing to hear out a parent. Students appear happy to be at Harris and I know there are many students who attend through Open Enrollment, which shows that Harris is the place to be! We love Harris! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Harris Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 758 758
1993 667 18 12 86 2 n/a n/a 0 785
1994 639 18 15 79 3 n/a n/a 0 754
1997 596 18 10 94 2 n/a n/a 0 720
1998 564 14 15 124 3 n/a n/a 0 720
1999 523 12 15 129 8 n/a n/a 0 687
2000 474 19 11 118 7 n/a n/a 0 629
2001 434 17 8 145 10 n/a n/a 0 614
2002 392 28 14 154 11 n/a n/a 0 599
2003 392 28 14 154 11 n/a n/a 0 599
2004 423 31 21 187 16 n/a n/a 0 678
2005 395 24 21 208 14 n/a n/a 0 662
2006 359 35 14 213 13 n/a n/a 0 634
2007 325 36 22 229 9 n/a n/a 0 621
2008 297 32 23 228 20 n/a n/a 0 600
2009 264 26 17 235 21 n/a n/a 0 563
2010 226 42 14 237 23 n/a n/a 0 542
2011 214 31 9 221 19 9 5 0 508
2012 206 31 11 251 18 7 6 0 530
2013 207 44 8 256 10 8 7 0 540
2014 194 33 7 257 14 2 9 0 516
2015 179 27 8 233 12 2 15 0 476
2016 184 23 7 228 13 3 12 0 470
2017 179 24 6 218 9 4 17 0 457
2018 137 31 2 248 13 3 14 0 448
2019 146 26 2 228 17 4 15 0 438
2020 194 29 1 207 18 5 15 0 469
2021 146 34 6 203 12 3 12 0 416
2022 132 41 1 191 16 7 16 0 404
2023 128 34 2 181 12 10 17 0 384
2024 122 43 3 177 11 8 18 0 382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harris Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 758 32.5 23.3 n/a
1993 785 35.5 22.1 n/a
1994 754 40.5 18.6 n/a
1997 720 42.5 16.9 n/a
1998 720 41.0 17.6 n/a
1999 687 42.0 16.4 n/a
2000 629 39.4 16.0 n/a
2001 614 32.5 18.9 n/a
2002 599 39.5 15.2 44.9
2003 599 39.5 15.2 44.9
2004 678 42.8 15.8 34.7
2005 662 42.6 15.5 20.4
2006 634 43.7 14.5 56.2
2007 621 43.2 14.4 51
2008 600 44.3 13.5 54
2009 563 46.0 12.2 60.9
2010 542 36.2 14.9 57.7
2011 508 35.4 14.3 74
2012 530 33.6 15.7 47.9
2013 540 37.0 14.5 n/a
2014 516 36.1 14.2 1.6
2015 476 35.0 13.6 1.7
2016 470 33.0 14.2 0.6
2017 457 32.7 13.9 63.2
2018 448 32.7 13.7 74.8
2019 438 33.9 12.9 74.7
2020 469 38.0 12.3 73.8
2021 416 30.9 13.4 n/a
2022 404 32.1 12.5 32.2
2023 384 38.0 10.1 75.5
2024 382 39.8 9.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harris Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 758 32.5 23.3 n/a
1993 785 35.5 22.1 n/a
1994 754 40.5 18.6 n/a
1997 720 42.5 16.9 n/a
1998 720 41.0 17.6 n/a
1999 687 42.0 16.4 n/a
2000 629 39.4 16.0 n/a
2001 614 32.5 18.9 n/a
2002 599 39.5 15.2 44.9
2003 599 39.5 15.2 44.9
2004 678 42.8 15.8 34.7
2005 662 42.6 15.5 20.4
2006 634 43.7 14.5 56.2
2007 621 43.2 14.4 51
2008 600 44.3 13.5 54
2009 563 46.0 12.2 60.9
2010 542 36.2 14.9 57.7
2011 508 35.4 14.3 74
2012 530 33.6 15.7 47.9
2013 540 37.0 14.5 n/a
2014 516 36.1 14.2 1.6
2015 476 35.0 13.6 1.7
2016 470 33.0 14.2 0.6
2017 457 32.7 13.9 63.2
2018 448 32.7 13.7 74.8
2019 438 33.9 12.9 74.7
2020 469 38.0 12.3 73.8
2021 416 30.9 13.4 n/a
2022 404 32.1 12.5 32.2
2023 384 38.0 10.1 75.5
2024 382 39.8 9.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harris Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,998 (20.4%) $8,714 (89.0%) $9,789
2020 $2,552 (28.3%) $7,542 (83.5%) $9,027
2021 $2,960 (30.8%) $7,760 (80.8%) $9,609
2022 $2,912 (27.5%) $8,830 (83.3%) $10,597

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harris Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 584th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 686th of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students438384
 12.3%
African American2634
 30.8%
American Indian1712
 29.4%
Asian22
Hispanic228181
 20.6%
Pacific Islander410
 150%
White146128
 12.3%
Two or More Races1517
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.7%75.5%
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Students who attend Harris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesquite Junior High School
High : Mesquite High School

Harris Elementary School ranks 651st of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Harris Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 32% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 382 students attended Harris Elementary School.


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