Is Harrison Elementary a good school?

Harrison Elementary ranks 638 th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Harrison Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 229 students attended Harrison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary?

Students at Harrison Elementary are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Harrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Forestview Middle High : Brainerd Senior High

Harrison Elementary

Summary:

Harrison Elementary is a public elementary school in Brainerd, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. With a declining statewide ranking in recent years, the school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and underperformance relative to nearby schools.

Academically, only 42.39% of Harrison Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, and just 35.87% were proficient or better in Reading, significantly below the Brainerd Public School District and state averages. The school also has a notably higher percentage of white students (82.97%) compared to the state, with lower representation of minority groups. Additionally, 72.49% of Harrison Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a much higher rate than nearby schools like Nisswa Elementary (33.71%) and Baxter Elementary (37.13%).

Compared to other elementary schools in the Brainerd Public School District, Harrison Elementary consistently underperforms, with a particularly low ranking for male students and white students. For example, Lowell Elementary, less than a mile away, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Minnesota elementary schools and outperforms Harrison Elementary by a significant margin.

Detail:

Public K-4

1515 Oak St
Brainerd, MN 56401-3850

(218) 454-6500

District: Brainerd Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
638^th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,382

Students who attend Harrison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forestview Middle
High:	Brainerd Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 229

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harrison Elementary ranks worse than 72.4% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Brainerd Public School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Harrison Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Brainerd Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (83%), two or more races (8.7%), Hispanic (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Brainerd Public School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary is 11, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Brainerd Public School District! (See more...)

Compare Harrison Elementary employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrison Elementary is $14,382, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Brainerd Public School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Elementary 638^th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Harrison Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Brainerd Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brainerd Public School District 157^th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harrison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile
2003	64.33	250^th	674	62.9%
2004	85.04	40^th	676	94.1%
2005	60.77	290^th	685	57.7%
2006	68.05	220^th	756	70.9%
2007	66.86	248^th	777	68.1%
2008	63.57	308^th	781	60.6%
2009	64.29	162^nd	434	62.7%
2010	63.13	331^st	803	58.8%
2011	70.73	218^th	814	73.2%
2012	63.05	352^nd	820	57.1%
2013	71.07	226^th	824	72.6%
2014	59.56	389^th	826	52.9%
2015	74.23	196^th	840	76.7%
2016	74.70	188^th	848	77.8%
2017	78.85	133^rd	853	84.4%
2018	61.78	365^th	847	56.9%
2019	41.85	596^th	870	31.5%
2021	61.48	351^st	869	59.6%
2022	57.86	396^th	858	53.8%
2023	43.90	542^nd	845	35.9%
2024	32.29	638^th	881	27.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.53	132^nd	463	71.5%
2019	45.96	304^th	515	41.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	73.75	137^th	728	81.2%
2019	54.31	351^st	740	52.6%
2021	79.71	79^th	683	88.4%
2022	71.96	136^th	663	79.5%
2023	59.19	311^th	774	59.8%
2024	38.59	526^th	793	33.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	51.75	443^rd	774	42.8%
2019	45.77	514^th	787	34.7%
2021	60.86	325^th	783	58.5%
2022	54.27	416^th	799	47.9%
2023	61.83	320^th	787	59.3%
2024	41.50	527^th	809	34.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	68.36	252^nd	779	67.7%
2019	36.22	583^rd	798	26.9%
2021	58.22	349^th	784	55.5%
2022	56.62	378^th	808	53.2%
2023	24.11	641^st	799	19.8%
2024	19.49	688^th	826	16.7%

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Rank History for White students at Harrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MN State Percentile
2018	42.01	463^rd	712	35.0%
2019	16.88	672^nd	722	6.9%
2021	48.99	361^st	710	49.2%
2022	35.03	535^th	725	26.2%
2023	23.55	614^th	712	13.8%
2024	12.65	696^th	730	4.7%

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Data source: test scores: Minnesota 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: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harrison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	335	2	1	0	5	n/a	n/a	343
1989	338	2	0	0	7	n/a	n/a	347
1990	327	1	1	0	6	n/a	n/a	335
1991	314	2	1	0	9	n/a	n/a	326
1992	313	3	2	1	4	n/a	n/a	323
1993	335	3	2	2	8	n/a	n/a	350
1994	320	3	2	1	2	n/a	n/a	328
1995	304	1	1	1	4	n/a	n/a	311
1996	304	1	1	1	4	n/a	n/a	311
1997	307	4	1	1	2	n/a	n/a	315
1998	291	0	0	1	5	n/a	n/a	297
1999	285	4	0	0	7	n/a	n/a	296
2000	272	5	3	2	9	n/a	n/a	291
2001	266	8	3	2	10	n/a	n/a	289
2002	262	2	2	3	13	n/a	n/a	282
2003	262	2	2	3	13	n/a	n/a	282
2004	245	3	3	2	19	n/a	n/a	272
2005	257	5	5	4	23	n/a	n/a	294
2006	232	3	4	5	14	n/a	n/a	258
2007	218	4	6	5	10	n/a	n/a	243
2008	222	7	5	5	7	n/a	n/a	246
2009	227	10	2	2	7	n/a	n/a	248
2010	236	10	3	2	8	n/a	n/a	259
2011	212	6	2	2	6	0	3	231
2012	205	6	1	1	5	0	5	223
2013	213	1	1	2	2	0	7	226
2014	237	2	1	3	7	0	8	258
2015	240	1	2	5	6	0	4	258
2016	256	2	2	1	4	0	7	272
2017	261	2	0	1	5	0	8	277
2018	245	2	0	1	1	0	8	257
2019	244	3	0	3	3	0	7	260
2020	229	1	0	7	3	0	8	248
2021	202	6	0	9	4	0	11	232
2022	189	6	0	10	3	0	18	226
2023	190	4	1	10	4	0	20	229

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	343	18.5	18.5	37.9
1989	347	19.6	17.7	37.5
1990	335	19.0	17.6	36.4
1991	326	19.6	16.6	36.2
1992	323	17.8	18.1	39.3
1993	350	18.8	18.6	39.7
1994	328	18.9	17.4	46
1995	311	11.8	26.4	46.3
1996	311	11.8	26.4	46.3
1997	315	17.5	18.0	54
1998	297	n/a	0.0	52.9
1999	296	21.8	13.6	48
2000	291	20.9	13.9	64.6
2001	289	19.8	14.6	62.6
2002	282	19.8	14.2	64.9
2003	282	19.8	14.2	64.9
2004	272	19.8	13.7	59.2
2005	294	19.3	15.2	62.2
2006	258	15.9	16.2	65.9
2007	243	15.7	15.5	70
2008	246	16.2	15.2	72
2009	248	16.1	15.4	61.3
2010	259	18.1	14.3	67.2
2011	231	18.6	12.3	68.8
2012	223	17.6	12.6	67.3
2013	226	15.1	14.9	61.5
2014	258	15.6	16.5	66.3
2015	258	17.0	15.1	64.3
2016	272	17.0	16.0	62.1
2017	277	22.1	12.4	59.2
2018	257	22.7	11.2	60.7
2019	260	20.4	12.7	63.8
2020	248	19.8	12.4	63.7
2021	232	17.5	13.2	67.2
2022	226	20.2	11.1	52.2
2023	229	20.6	11.0	72.5

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	343	18.5	18.5	37.9
1989	347	19.6	17.7	37.5
1990	335	19.0	17.6	36.4
1991	326	19.6	16.6	36.2
1992	323	17.8	18.1	39.3
1993	350	18.8	18.6	39.7
1994	328	18.9	17.4	46
1995	311	11.8	26.4	46.3
1996	311	11.8	26.4	46.3
1997	315	17.5	18.0	54
1998	297	n/a	0.0	52.9
1999	296	21.8	13.6	48
2000	291	20.9	13.9	64.6
2001	289	19.8	14.6	62.6
2002	282	19.8	14.2	64.9
2003	282	19.8	14.2	64.9
2004	272	19.8	13.7	59.2
2005	294	19.3	15.2	62.2
2006	258	15.9	16.2	65.9
2007	243	15.7	15.5	70
2008	246	16.2	15.2	72
2009	248	16.1	15.4	61.3
2010	259	18.1	14.3	67.2
2011	231	18.6	12.3	68.8
2012	223	17.6	12.6	67.3
2013	226	15.1	14.9	61.5
2014	258	15.6	16.5	66.3
2015	258	17.0	15.1	64.3
2016	272	17.0	16.0	62.1
2017	277	22.1	12.4	59.2
2018	257	22.7	11.2	60.7
2019	260	20.4	12.7	63.8
2020	248	19.8	12.4	63.7
2021	232	17.5	13.2	67.2
2022	226	20.2	11.1	52.2
2023	229	20.6	11.0	72.5

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Harrison Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$14,382

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Harrison Elementary

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 596^th of 870 Elementary schools	Ranks 542^nd of 845 Elementary schools	4.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Harrison Elementary)	64.9	53.7	11.3%
3rd Grade Math (Brainerd Public School District)	72.6	63.4	9.2%
3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)	65.6	59.1	6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Harrison Elementary)	50	54.8	4.8%
3rd Grade Reading (Brainerd Public School District)	64.9	53	11.9%
3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)	54.6	47.4	7.2%
4th Grade Math (Harrison Elementary)	54	40.4	13.5%
4th Grade Math (Brainerd Public School District)	71.7	62.1	9.6%
4th Grade Math (Minnesota)	63.9	57.1	6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Harrison Elementary)	44.4	36.2	8.3%
4th Grade Reading (Brainerd Public School District)	61.8	53.1	8.8%
4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)	55.4	48.4	7.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	260	229	11.9%
African American	3	4	33.3%
American Indian	3	4	33.3%
Asian	0	1
Hispanic	3	10	233.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	244	190	22.1%
Two or More Races	7	20	185.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	63.8%	72.5%	8.6%

Schools Near Harrison Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)					MCA-III Reading (2024)					MCA-III Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science All Grades	Total
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	229	21	11.0	72.5%	190 (83.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	32.3	638^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.9	542^nd of 845 public elementary schools	35.9%	96	42.6	42.2			42.4	25.5	46.7			35.9			$14,382
Discovery Woods	Public, Charter	K-6	604 N 7th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Discovery Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 828-8200	102	8	12.2	56.9%	88 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)	29.4	658^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.3%		21.8	679^th of 845 public elementary schools	19.6%	21	23.1		0.0		15.2	23.1		66.7		50.0	40.0	40.0	$9,692
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-4	704 3rd Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6550	342	25	13.6	40.4%	308 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	88	62^nd of 881 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.5	15^th of 845 public elementary schools	98.2%	47	72.2	78.1			75.0	68.8	72.6			70.7			$11,809
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	220 3rd St NW	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6800	472	42	11.1	65.5%	411 (87.1%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	41.2	573^rd of 881 public elementary schools	35.0%		42.9	552^nd of 845 public elementary schools	34.7%	21	43.1	45.0			44.1	48.6	39.5			43.8			$15,397
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	320	27	11.9	66.9%	276 (86.3%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	52.2	468^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.9%		39.5	580^th of 845 public elementary schools	31.4%	112	58.8	42.1			50.0	51.0	47.4			49.1			$12,674
Baxter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12191 Jasperwood Drive	Baxter	56425	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 454-6400	501	37	13.4	37.1%	463 (92.4%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	73.8	220^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.0%		74.7	206^th of 845 public elementary schools	75.6%	14	67.7	68.8			68.2	53.1	57.3			55.2			$11,504
Nisswa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5533 Lakers Lane	Nisswa	56468	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 961-6860	264	21	12.8	33.7%	243 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	79.7	147^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.3%		74.2	215^th of 845 public elementary schools	74.6%	68	77.1	66.7			71.6	62.5	57.4			59.8			$12,324
Pillager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 2nd St S	Pillager	56473	Cass County	Pillager Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 746-2110	478	40	11.9	51.5%	446 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	63.6	329^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.7%		63.1	324^th of 845 public elementary schools	61.7%	5	65.9	67.3			66.7	40.7	51.4			46.5			$11,169
Cuyuna Range Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 6th Ave NE	Crosby	56441	Crow Wing County	Crosby-Ironton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 545-8803	542	45	12.1	53.9%	505 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	58.1	403^rd of 881 public elementary schools	54.3%		68.1	273^rd of 845 public elementary schools	67.7%	130	49.2	40.2	45.6	52.6	46.7	41.3	41.0	59.5	68.4	53.0	55.7	55.7	$12,452
Eagle View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6539 County Rd 11	Breezy Point	56472	Crow Wing County	Pequot Lakes Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 562-6100	601	46	13.1	39.3%	576 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	81.8	124^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.9%		80.3	138^th of 845 public elementary schools	83.7%	14	70.9	72.2			71.6	62.2	62.2			62.2			$10,458

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