Middle Schools in Harrison Community Schools

Harrison Community Schools has only one middle school, Harrison Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school is located in Harrison, Michigan, a small city in the central part of the state. Based on the data analysis, Harrison Middle School is a struggling school that consistently performs well below state averages in academic achievement.

Harrison Middle School has a student population of 282, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (90.07%) and a high percentage of students (80.85%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 6.4% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.5%, and in 7th-grade math, only 19.1% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 32.1%. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past few years, with little improvement observed.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 and higher-than-average spending per student of $17,097. This raises questions about how the school's resources are being allocated and whether they are being used effectively to support student learning. The data suggests that the school's demographic factors, such as a high percentage of low-income students, may contribute to the academic challenges, and the lack of improvement over time indicates the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.