Is Harrison Street Elementary a good school?

Harrison Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Harrison Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 262 students attended Harrison Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Street Elementary?

Students at Harrison Street Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Harrison Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrison Street Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Harrison Street Elementary

Summary:

Harrison Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 291 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Street Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 11.5% in 2017-2018 to 50.9% in 2021-2022, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and Spanish Language Arts. In 2023-2024, only 30.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Evergreen Avenue Elementary, Murchison Street Elementary, and Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, generally outperform Harrison Street Elementary in academic metrics and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these nearby schools still struggle to meet the state and district averages, indicating a broader challenge within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Addressing the unique obstacles faced by Harrison Street Elementary, such as its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to support the school's students and improve educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

3529 City Terrace Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3741

(323) 263-9191

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4507^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,243

Students who attend Harrison Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Number of students: 262

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

1.9%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harrison Street Elementary ranks worse than 76.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 403^rd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.4%), White (1.9%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrison Street Elementary is 18.7, which is the 142^nd best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Harrison Street Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrison Street Elementary is $12,243, which is the 176^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrison Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Street Elementary 4507^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harrison Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harrison Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.59	4154^th	4809	13.6%
2005	13.44	4432^nd	4822	8.1%
2006	10.53	4605^th	4818	4.4%
2007	8.93	4972^nd	5113	2.8%
2008	17.44	4502^nd	5113	11.9%
2009	13.45	4831^st	5193	7.0%
2010	11.79	5066^th	5314	4.7%
2011	18.93	4746^th	5377	11.7%
2012	12.97	5075^th	5390	5.8%
2013	13.92	5115^th	5530	7.5%
2015	17.97	4843^rd	5611	13.7%
2016	16.58	4902^nd	5614	12.7%
2017	19.10	4780^th	5692	16.0%
2018	15.01	5099^th	5662	9.9%
2019	15.04	5244^th	5789	9.4%
2022	11.02	5667^th	5883	3.7%
2023	14.64	5353^rd	5874	8.9%
2024	23.60	4507^th	5862	23.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.60	3162^nd	3246	2.6%
2019	16.14	3269^th	3275	0.2%
2022	29.51	2650^th	3311	20.0%
2023	23.05	2997^th	3250	7.8%
2024	30.83	2500^th	3160	20.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.53	1409^th	2420	41.8%
2024	29.03	1884^th	2634	28.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.74	4284^th	5084	15.7%
2019	21.88	4434^th	5173	14.3%
2022	14.19	5012^th	5264	4.8%
2023	19.12	4781^st	5374	11.0%
2024	28.28	4120^th	5511	25.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.43	4945^th	5413	8.6%
2019	12.27	5185^th	5492	5.6%
2022	10.78	5494^th	5635	2.5%
2023	10.67	5473^rd	5617	2.6%
2024	25.77	4165^th	5605	25.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.07	1917^th	2227	13.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.05	4820^th	5431	11.3%
2019	21.23	4546^th	5510	17.5%
2022	12.83	5388^th	5663	4.9%
2023	20.76	4649^th	5650	17.7%
2024	16.86	4990^th	5636	11.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harrison Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.86	4191^st	4830	13.2%
2019	20.44	4339^th	4963	12.6%
2022	13.78	4864^th	5084	4.3%
2023	21.10	4408^th	5098	13.5%
2024	30.42	3710^th	5102	27.3%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harrison Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	5	10	2	874	4	n/a	n/a	0	895
1989	1	6	9	953	1	n/a	n/a	0	970
1990	4	1	12	955	3	n/a	n/a	0	975
1991	5	0	11	906	4	n/a	n/a	0	926
1992	3	2	8	905	2	n/a	n/a	0	920
1993	1	19	20	961	3	n/a	n/a	0	1004
1994	1	12	20	993	2	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1995	0	4	15	1007	2	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1996	0	4	15	1007	2	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1997	0	12	11	1116	3	n/a	n/a	0	1142
1998	0	9	7	1116	6	n/a	n/a	0	1138
1999	2	5	8	1187	18	n/a	n/a	0	1220
2000	2	8	5	1096	14	n/a	n/a	0	1125
2001	3	12	8	1089	15	n/a	n/a	0	1127
2002	1	4	12	1155	12	n/a	n/a	0	1184
2003	1	4	12	1155	12	n/a	n/a	0	1184
2004	0	4	10	1119	10	n/a	n/a	0	1143
2005	1	3	9	1130	6	n/a	n/a	0	1149
2006	2	2	6	983	12	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2007	2	3	12	866	4	n/a	n/a	2	889
2008	1	2	1	663	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
2009	2	1	1	639	0	0	1	0	644
2010	0	1	2	652	0	0	2	0	657
2011	0	1	1	574	0	0	1	0	577
2012	0	2	2	572	0	0	0	0	576
2013	2	2	2	561	0	1	0	0	568
2014	4	3	4	533	1	0	0	0	545
2015	2	1	3	508	0	0	2	0	516
2016	18	0	1	463	0	0	3	0	485
2017	18	1	2	473	5	0	2	0	501
2018	19	4	2	438	1	0	2	0	466
2019	18	4	3	380	1	0	1	0	407
2020	21	3	2	351	2	0	1	0	380
2021	21	2	0	297	1	0	0	0	321
2022	19	4	1	279	0	0	2	0	305
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	291	291
2024	5	4	0	250	0	0	3	0	262

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 Harrison Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	895	36.0	24.8	n/a
1989	970	37.0	26.2	n/a
1990	975	38.0	25.6	n/a
1991	926	37.0	25.0	n/a
1992	920	37.6	24.4	95
1993	1004	38.5	26.1	95
1994	1028	37.0	27.8	94.9
1995	1028	42.0	24.5	94.9
1996	1028	42.0	24.5	94.9
1997	1142	43.0	26.6	94.9
1998	1138	49.9	22.8	91.1
1999	1220	59.2	20.6	93.5
2000	1125	60.4	18.6	71.8
2001	1127	59.5	18.9	66.7
2002	1184	56.7	20.9	91.4
2003	1184	56.7	20.9	91.4
2004	1143	56.0	20.4	96.8
2005	1149	53.0	21.7	86.5
2006	1005	52.8	19.0	93
2007	889	47.0	18.9	85.7
2008	668	39.0	17.1	90
2009	644	33.0	17.9	90.5
2010	657	28.0	23.4	88.6
2011	577	n/a	n/a	58.1
2012	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
2013	568	23.0	24.6	56.5
2014	545	22.0	24.7	87.9
2015	516	21.0	24.5	91.3
2016	485	21.0	23.0	95.3
2017	501	22.0	22.7	89.4
2018	466	20.0	23.3	93.8
2019	407	18.0	22.6	92.9
2020	380	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	321	16.0	20.0	96
2022	305	15.0	20.3	95.4
2023	291	16.0	18.1	96.6
2024	262	14.0	18.7	95.4

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 Harrison Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	895	36.0	24.8	n/a
1989	970	37.0	26.2	n/a
1990	975	38.0	25.6	n/a
1991	926	37.0	25.0	n/a
1992	920	37.6	24.4	95
1993	1004	38.5	26.1	95
1994	1028	37.0	27.8	94.9
1995	1028	42.0	24.5	94.9
1996	1028	42.0	24.5	94.9
1997	1142	43.0	26.6	94.9
1998	1138	49.9	22.8	91.1
1999	1220	59.2	20.6	93.5
2000	1125	60.4	18.6	71.8
2001	1127	59.5	18.9	66.7
2002	1184	56.7	20.9	91.4
2003	1184	56.7	20.9	91.4
2004	1143	56.0	20.4	96.8
2005	1149	53.0	21.7	86.5
2006	1005	52.8	19.0	93
2007	889	47.0	18.9	85.7
2008	668	39.0	17.1	90
2009	644	33.0	17.9	90.5
2010	657	28.0	23.4	88.6
2011	577	n/a	n/a	58.1
2012	576	24.0	24.0	n/a
2013	568	23.0	24.6	56.5
2014	545	22.0	24.7	87.9
2015	516	21.0	24.5	91.3
2016	485	21.0	23.0	95.3
2017	501	22.0	22.7	89.4
2018	466	20.0	23.3	93.8
2019	407	18.0	22.6	92.9
2020	380	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	321	16.0	20.0	96
2022	305	15.0	20.3	95.4
2023	291	16.0	18.1	96.6
2024	262	14.0	18.7	95.4

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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