Is Harrison Elementary School a good school?

Harrison Elementary School ranks 1292 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harrison Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Harrison Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary School?

Students at Harrison Elementary School are 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Harrison Elementary School

Summary:

Harrison Elementary School is a public school located in Wonder Lake, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 402 students. The school is part of the Harrison School District 36, which is ranked 631 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 998 and 1483 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 30.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for White students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.0% in 2019-2020 to 21.9% in 2022-2023.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Spring Grove Elementary, Chauncey H Duker School, and Riverwood Elementary, generally outperform Harrison Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. However, it is worth noting that Harrison Elementary School's Hispanic students perform significantly better than their White peers, ranking in the top third of Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup in both ELA and Math.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6809 McCullom Lake Rd
Wonder Lake, IL 60097-9546

(815) 653-2311

District: Harrison School District 36

SchoolDigger Rank:
1292^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,937

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harrison Elementary School ranks worse than 62.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.82. (See more...)

Compare Details Harrison Elementary School ranks worse than 59.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.81. (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: White (67.9%), Hispanic (24.8%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrison Elementary School is 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Harrison Elementary School employs 34.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrison Elementary School is $17,937.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrison Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Elementary School 1292^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Harrison Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Elementary School 805^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Harrison Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Harrison School District 36:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison School District 36 631^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harrison Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.00	1249^th	2020	38.2%
2004	45.07	1313^th	2030	35.3%
2005	50.38	1223^rd	2022	39.5%
2006	58.10	1104^th	2086	47.1%
2007	47.52	1373^rd	2095	34.5%
2008	49.71	1272^nd	2092	39.2%
2009	38.57	1497^th	2120	29.4%
2010	55.18	1162^nd	2139	45.7%
2011	63.40	945^th	2147	56.0%
2012	72.01	659^th	2166	69.6%
2013	57.12	1012^th	2167	53.3%
2014	54.47	998^th	2093	52.3%
2015	40.83	1115^th	2052	45.7%
2016	45.90	1034^th	2046	49.5%
2017	43.76	1078^th	2044	47.3%
2018	38.63	1213^th	2037	40.5%
2019	30.77	1427^th	2086	31.6%
2021	23.15	1462^nd	1948	24.9%
2022	27.75	1446^th	2082	30.5%
2023	26.61	1483^rd	2077	28.6%
2024	33.82	1292^nd	2067	37.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.82	819^th	1156	29.2%
2024	37.65	685^th	1195	42.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.21	946^th	1765	46.4%
2019	40.70	1084^th	1816	40.3%
2021	35.07	996^th	1514	34.2%
2022	36.03	1119^th	1763	36.5%
2023	35.86	1151^st	1808	36.3%
2024	38.27	1104^th	1793	38.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.23	1211^th	1964	38.3%
2019	26.21	1514^th	2019	25.0%
2021	19.32	1399^th	1680	16.7%
2022	26.39	1416^th	1970	28.1%
2023	25.24	1441^st	1957	26.4%
2024	37.00	1148^th	1942	40.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.18	798^th	907	12.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.05	1115^th	1972	43.5%
2019	35.60	1264^th	2019	37.4%
2021	25.06	1264^th	1707	26.0%
2022	29.12	1326^th	1977	32.9%
2023	25.97	1429^th	1984	28.0%
2024	31.23	1286^th	1959	34.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	38.56	584^th	955	38.8%
2022	45.28	470^th	954	50.7%
2023	42.23	525^th	970	45.9%
2024	54.86	334^th	959	65.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.69	1147^th	1463	21.6%
2019	18.14	1285^th	1462	12.1%
2021	10.67	1259^th	1308	3.7%
2022	11.56	1347^th	1425	5.5%
2023	10.66	1351^st	1419	4.8%
2024	13.41	1291^st	1392	7.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.89	730^th	1185	38.4%
2004	49.65	694^th	1204	42.4%
2005	71.93	373^rd	1209	69.1%
2006	47.64	777^th	1272	38.9%
2007	37.90	917^th	1287	28.7%
2008	67.86	455^th	1293	64.8%
2009	51.45	752^nd	1318	42.9%
2010	59.31	629^th	1327	52.6%
2011	38.58	949^th	1344	29.4%
2012	51.02	781^st	1365	42.8%
2013	49.92	704^th	1367	48.5%
2014	69.15	381^st	1322	71.2%
2015	45.38	620^th	1302	52.4%
2016	51.47	574^th	1294	55.6%
2017	49.52	594^th	1293	54.1%
2018	52.19	570^th	1293	55.9%
2019	48.65	639^th	1356	52.9%
2021	21.61	993^rd	1241	20.0%
2022	44.10	683^rd	1369	50.1%
2023	34.53	853^rd	1367	37.6%
2024	35.81	805^th	1363	40.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.50	425^th	805	47.2%
2024	38.57	414^th	802	48.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.73	457^th	1161	60.6%
2019	59.02	390^th	1217	68.0%
2021	30.76	719^th	1019	29.4%
2022	66.64	270^th	1221	77.9%
2023	46.20	605^th	1234	51.0%
2024	53.02	476^th	1219	61.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.12	683^rd	1226	44.3%
2019	53.82	534^th	1276	58.2%
2021	15.99	912^th	1017	10.3%
2022	34.57	786^th	1286	38.9%
2023	28.53	884^th	1275	30.7%
2024	37.87	732^nd	1251	41.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.84	447^th	1223	63.5%
2019	40.38	721^st	1296	44.4%
2021	24.39	815^th	1048	22.2%
2022	52.34	511^th	1286	60.3%
2023	42.41	673^rd	1292	47.9%
2024	33.58	769^th	1264	39.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	55.48	220^th	662	66.8%
2023	57.85	205^th	661	69.0%
2024	53.82	238^th	643	63.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Harrison Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.69	541^st	889	39.1%
2019	35.78	592^nd	905	34.6%
2021	12.18	767^th	813	5.7%
2022	26.72	681^st	898	24.2%
2023	15.56	809^th	895	9.6%
2024	17.77	757^th	875	13.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Harrison Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	434	n/a	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	440
1990	405	n/a	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	412
1991	423	0	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1992	445	0	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1993	440	0	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1994	448	0	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1995	456	0	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1996	456	0	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1997	493	2	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
1998	483	0	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1999	457	0	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
2000	460	2	3	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	487
2001	457	1	2	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	485
2002	449	0	2	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	476
2003	449	0	2	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	476
2004	450	1	2	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	481
2005	432	2	2	30	4	n/a	n/a	3	473
2006	402	1	3	46	3	n/a	n/a	6	461
2007	412	1	2	45	2	n/a	n/a	13	475
2008	415	1	2	49	2	n/a	n/a	13	482
2009	411	1	1	50	1	n/a	n/a	16	480
2010	406	1	1	36	1	n/a	n/a	14	459
2011	408	1	3	53	1	0	8	0	474
2012	401	1	1	48	1	0	8	0	460
2013	368	2	2	48	2	0	7	0	429
2014	371	1	2	49	2	1	4	0	430
2015	332	4	2	56	1	0	3	0	398
2016	338	3	2	55	1	0	6	0	405
2017	304	2	0	56	1	0	5	0	368
2018	308	4	1	70	1	0	10	0	394
2019	306	3	0	81	1	0	13	0	404
2020	280	2	0	77	1	0	15	0	375
2021	267	3	0	89	3	0	14	0	376
2022	259	5	8	85	2	0	9	0	368
2023	281	5	8	94	2	1	11	0	402
2024	285	8	7	104	3	0	13	0	420

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	440	21.5	20.4	n/a
1990	412	23.5	17.5	n/a
1991	428	22.0	19.4	n/a
1992	450	23.4	19.2	n/a
1993	445	23.4	19.0	n/a
1994	454	23.8	19.1	n/a
1995	462	24.8	18.6	n/a
1996	462	24.8	18.6	n/a
1997	508	25.6	19.8	n/a
1998	490	26.6	18.4	n/a
1999	466	26.6	17.5	n/a
2000	487	26.6	18.3	n/a
2001	485	28.2	17.2	n/a
2002	476	29.0	16.4	8.6
2003	476	29.0	16.4	8.6
2004	481	28.0	17.2	13.3
2005	473	25.7	18.4	17.4
2006	461	27.0	17.1	17.4
2007	475	23.0	20.7	19.7
2008	482	25.0	19.3	24.1
2009	480	29.5	16.3	28.9
2010	459	28.5	16.1	37.5
2011	474	29.7	15.9	35
2012	460	30.1	15.2	45.4
2013	429	29.8	14.3	51.5
2014	430	33.2	12.9	51.4
2015	398	28.0	14.2	63.1
2016	405	29.0	13.9	60.5
2017	368	30.7	11.9	60.1
2018	394	29.5	13.3	61.4
2019	404	30.5	13.2	68.3
2020	375	30.6	12.2	67.5
2021	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	368	34.1	10.7	55.2
2023	402	32.0	12.5	57.7
2024	420	34.3	12.2	62.1

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	440	21.5	20.4	n/a
1990	412	23.5	17.5	n/a
1991	428	22.0	19.4	n/a
1992	450	23.4	19.2	n/a
1993	445	23.4	19.0	n/a
1994	454	23.8	19.1	n/a
1995	462	24.8	18.6	n/a
1996	462	24.8	18.6	n/a
1997	508	25.6	19.8	n/a
1998	490	26.6	18.4	n/a
1999	466	26.6	17.5	n/a
2000	487	26.6	18.3	n/a
2001	485	28.2	17.2	n/a
2002	476	29.0	16.4	8.6
2003	476	29.0	16.4	8.6
2004	481	28.0	17.2	13.3
2005	473	25.7	18.4	17.4
2006	461	27.0	17.1	17.4
2007	475	23.0	20.7	19.7
2008	482	25.0	19.3	24.1
2009	480	29.5	16.3	28.9
2010	459	28.5	16.1	37.5
2011	474	29.7	15.9	35
2012	460	30.1	15.2	45.4
2013	429	29.8	14.3	51.5
2014	430	33.2	12.9	51.4
2015	398	28.0	14.2	63.1
2016	405	29.0	13.9	60.5
2017	368	30.7	11.9	60.1
2018	394	29.5	13.3	61.4
2019	404	30.5	13.2	68.3
2020	375	30.6	12.2	67.5
2021	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	368	34.1	10.7	55.2
2023	402	32.0	12.5	57.7
2024	420	34.3	12.2	62.1

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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