Harrison Middle School

Summary:

Harrison Middle School is a public middle school located in Sunnyside, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 848 students. The school is part of the Sunnyside School District, which is ranked 235 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington middle schools, with proficiency rates in ELA (35.52%) and Math (21.49%) well below the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the Sunnyside School District averages, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the district. However, the school's performance for migrant and homeless student populations is significantly better, ranking in the top 25% and top 5% of Washington middle schools in these subgroups.

Nearby schools in the Sunnyside School District, such as Sierra Vista Middle School, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance to Harrison Middle School. In contrast, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Zillah Middle School and Housel Middle School, perform significantly better on state assessments, despite serving similar student populations. The school's increased per-student spending over the past few years has not yet resulted in improved academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 810 S. 16th Street
       Sunnyside, WA  98944-2197


(509) 837-3601

District: Sunnyside School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
450th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,834 Help


Students who attend Harrison Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sunnyside High School

Feeder schools for Harrison Middle School:

Elementary:    Pioneer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  848

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.1%
White:
6.5%
Two or more races:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.2% Help


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Compare Details Harrison Middle School ranks worse than 84.1% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.49. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.1%), White (6.5%), two or more races (0.9%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrison Middle School is 19.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrison Middle School is $16,834.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrison Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Middle School 450th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Harrison Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Sunnyside School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside School District 235th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Harrison Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 4.60 412th 421 2.1%
2005 6.56 413th 425 2.8%
2006 12.88 411th 449 8.5%
2007 11.63 437th 463 5.6%
2008 9.89 439th 466 5.8%
2009 8.44 452nd 476 5.0%
2010 17.07 420th 483 13.0%
2011 22.53 404th 492 17.9%
2012 20.48 424th 497 14.7%
2013 24.84 394th 498 20.9%
2015 22.92 358th 445 19.6%
2016 33.43 302nd 443 31.8%
2017 35.44 287th 435 34.0%
2018 41.40 254th 437 41.9%
2019 34.98 342nd 512 33.2%
2021 15.52 469th 529 11.3%
2022 23.67 419th 541 22.6%
2023 25.37 407th 539 24.5%
2024 19.49 450th 535 15.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.72 22nd 135 83.7%
2019 38.02 54th 100 46.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.27 151st 268 43.7%
2019 17.76 219th 231 5.2%
2024 16.25 167th 179 6.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.27 101st 349 71.1%
2019 56.75 161st 448 64.1%
2021 24.25 381st 458 16.8%
2022 34.45 322nd 475 32.2%
2023 33.99 310th 463 33.0%
2024 26.62 350th 455 23.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.74 4th 43 90.7%
2019 66.49 8th 39 79.5%
2021 44.31 19th 38 50.0%
2022 60.28 12th 36 66.7%
2023 53.84 13th 36 63.9%
2024 37.72 17th 29 41.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.06 32nd 59 45.8%
2021 58.65 10th 27 63.0%
2022 82.59 2nd 33 93.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.63 253rd 376 32.7%
2019 35.71 300th 452 33.6%
2021 13.85 427th 469 9.0%
2022 20.16 395th 479 17.5%
2023 22.46 370th 464 20.3%
2024 16.84 406th 464 12.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.82 48th 50 4.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.39 205th 371 44.7%
2019 33.47 300th 453 33.8%
2021 18.25 402nd 476 15.5%
2022 26.49 363rd 480 24.4%
2023 26.61 355th 470 24.5%
2024 21.29 379th 466 18.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.04 87th 259 66.4%
2019 59.22 120th 344 65.1%
2021 29.76 239th 353 32.3%
2022 42.23 187th 360 48.1%
2023 41.59 178th 336 47.0%
2024 35.66 210th 344 39.0%
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Rank History for White students at Harrison Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.27 76th 470 83.8%
2021 62.74 154th 480 67.9%
2022 66.22 132nd 488 73.0%
2023 86.42 51st 488 89.5%
2024 74.48 98th 486 79.8%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Harrison Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 375 0 5 429 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1989 390 3 6 504 2 n/a n/a 0 905
1990 358 3 7 532 8 n/a n/a 0 908
1991 337 4 7 613 3 n/a n/a 0 964
1992 352 3 7 684 2 n/a n/a 0 1048
1993 328 2 9 710 5 n/a n/a 0 1054
1994 300 2 9 776 4 n/a n/a 0 1091
1995 299 3 6 809 2 n/a n/a 0 1119
1996 299 3 6 809 2 n/a n/a 0 1119
1997 199 2 2 523 2 n/a n/a 0 728
1998 193 2 1 540 3 n/a n/a 0 739
1999 200 0 4 570 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2000 182 0 6 576 1 n/a n/a 0 765
2001 155 1 5 610 0 n/a n/a 0 771
2002 161 0 4 610 3 n/a n/a 0 778
2003 161 0 4 610 3 n/a n/a 0 778
2004 172 1 6 631 2 n/a n/a 0 812
2005 143 3 2 700 2 n/a n/a 0 850
2006 134 4 2 755 3 n/a n/a 0 898
2007 73 2 1 561 0 n/a n/a 2 639
2008 74 3 1 551 1 n/a n/a 4 634
2009 85 2 1 601 1 n/a n/a 3 693
2010 74 1 1 661 0 n/a n/a 5 742
2011 71 0 4 644 1 0 0 0 720
2012 47 0 3 668 0 0 0 0 718
2013 47 1 3 700 1 0 0 0 752
2014 52 1 0 720 0 0 4 0 777
2015 51 2 1 721 0 0 5 0 780
2016 46 2 1 754 0 0 11 0 814
2017 52 1 0 823 1 0 15 0 892
2018 60 1 0 844 0 0 15 0 920
2019 52 1 1 875 0 0 13 0 942
2020 51 1 1 876 0 0 9 0 938
2021 55 3 1 881 0 0 6 0 946
2022 58 2 2 815 0 0 6 0 883
2023 55 3 1 781 0 0 8 0 848

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 809 43.0 18.8 0
1989 905 45.0 20.1 n/a
1990 908 46.0 19.7 0
1991 964 46.0 20.9 n/a
1992 1048 49.9 21.0 n/a
1993 1054 51.5 20.5 n/a
1994 1091 51.5 21.2 n/a
1995 1119 53.5 20.9 n/a
1996 1119 53.5 20.9 n/a
1997 728 38.0 19.2 n/a
1998 739 39.0 18.9 n/a
1999 774 40.0 19.4 n/a
2000 765 38.8 19.7 n/a
2001 771 38.8 19.9 n/a
2002 778 41.2 18.9 80.1
2003 778 41.2 18.9 80.1
2004 812 44.0 18.5 81.7
2005 850 44.2 19.2 86.7
2006 898 49.2 18.3 82.7
2007 639 37.3 17.1 91.8
2008 634 36.8 17.2 87.5
2009 693 35.8 19.4 78.4
2010 742 37.9 19.5 82.1
2011 720 36.0 20.0 99.6
2012 718 34.9 20.5 96.2
2013 752 38.0 19.7 82.2
2014 777 n/a n/a 95.4
2015 780 40.0 19.5 99.6
2016 814 40.0 20.3 86.6
2017 892 39.0 22.8 77.8
2018 920 42.0 21.9 74.5
2019 942 46.5 20.2 83.4
2020 938 48.5 19.3 77.4
2021 946 47.0 20.1 74.6
2022 883 44.9 19.6 70.8
2023 848 43.0 19.7 82.2

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 809 43.0 18.8 0
1989 905 45.0 20.1 n/a
1990 908 46.0 19.7 0
1991 964 46.0 20.9 n/a
1992 1048 49.9 21.0 n/a
1993 1054 51.5 20.5 n/a
1994 1091 51.5 21.2 n/a
1995 1119 53.5 20.9 n/a
1996 1119 53.5 20.9 n/a
1997 728 38.0 19.2 n/a
1998 739 39.0 18.9 n/a
1999 774 40.0 19.4 n/a
2000 765 38.8 19.7 n/a
2001 771 38.8 19.9 n/a
2002 778 41.2 18.9 80.1
2003 778 41.2 18.9 80.1
2004 812 44.0 18.5 81.7
2005 850 44.2 19.2 86.7
2006 898 49.2 18.3 82.7
2007 639 37.3 17.1 91.8
2008 634 36.8 17.2 87.5
2009 693 35.8 19.4 78.4
2010 742 37.9 19.5 82.1
2011 720 36.0 20.0 99.6
2012 718 34.9 20.5 96.2
2013 752 38.0 19.7 82.2
2014 777 n/a n/a 95.4
2015 780 40.0 19.5 99.6
2016 814 40.0 20.3 86.6
2017 892 39.0 22.8 77.8
2018 920 42.0 21.9 74.5
2019 942 46.5 20.2 83.4
2020 938 48.5 19.3 77.4
2021 946 47.0 20.1 74.6
2022 883 44.9 19.6 70.8
2023 848 43.0 19.7 82.2

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Harrison Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201899.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%99.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%
201994.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%94.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%94.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201997.7%0.2%0.0%0.2%99.6%99.6%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Harrison Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,461 (10.8%) $12,052 (89.2%) $13,512
2020 $795 (7.8%) $9,446 (92.2%) $10,241
2021 $1,675 (11.5%) $12,929 (88.5%) $14,604
2022 $3,546 (21.1%) $13,287 (78.9%) $16,834

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Harrison Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 342nd of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 407th of 539 Middle schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Middle School)43.537.2
 6.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Sunnyside School District)42.333
 9.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Harrison Middle School)4123.5
 17.5%
   6th Grade Math (Sunnyside School District)39.719.8
 19.8%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Middle School)56.145.2
 11%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sunnyside School District)51.237.6
 13.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Harrison Middle School)4418
 26.1%
   7th Grade Math (Sunnyside School District)3914.3
 24.8%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Middle School)48.743.9
 4.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sunnyside School District)43.934.6
 9.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Harrison Middle School)51.524.4
 27.1%
   8th Grade Math (Sunnyside School District)46.219.5
 26.7%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Harrison Middle School)36.727.9
 8.8%
   8th Grade Science (Sunnyside School District)32.822.2
 10.6%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Harrison Middle School)49.242.2
 7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sunnyside School District)46.335.3
 11.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Harrison Middle School)45.522
 23.5%
   All Grades Math (Sunnyside School District)39.822.1
 17.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Harrison Middle School)36.727.9
 8.8%
   All Grades Science (Sunnyside School District)32.425.5
 6.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students942848
 10%
African American13
 200%
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic875781
 10.7%
Pacific Islander00
White5255
 5.8%
Two or More Races138
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.4%82.2%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 848 students attended Harrison Middle School.

Students who attend Harrison Middle School usually go on to attend Sunnyside High School

Harrison Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Washington middle schools.

Students at Harrison Middle School are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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