Is Harrison High School a good school?

Yes! Harrison High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 62 nd of 1242 New York high schools.

How many students attend Harrison High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,097 students attended Harrison High School.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison High School?

Students at Harrison High School are 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Harrison High School?

Harrison High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Harrison Avenue Elementary School Elementary : Purchase School Elementary : Samuel J Preston School Middle : Louis M Klein Middle School Alternative : Parsons Memorial School

Harrison High School

Summary:

Harrison High School is a public high school serving 1,064 students in grades 9-12, located in Harrison, New York. The school is part of the Harrison Central School District, which is ranked 98 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking of 62 out of 1,242 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating excellent academic performance. Harrison High School excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. The school's 4-year graduation rate is an impressive 98.7%, and its dropout rate is just 0.4%.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Edgemont Junior-Senior High School and Rye High School, Harrison High School stands out as a top-performing institution. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 37.8% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is an area the school may want to address. Additionally, Harrison High School has a lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some nearby schools, suggesting a more affluent student population. The school's higher per-student spending of $26,787 in 2022-2023 may contribute to its strong academic performance and support services.

Detail:

Public 9-12

255 Union Ave
Harrison, NY 10528-1610

(914) 630-3094

District: Harrison Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
62^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,787

Feeder schools for Harrison High School:

Elementary:	Harrison Avenue Elementary School
	Purchase School
	Samuel J Preston School
Middle:	Louis M Klein Middle School
Alternative:	Parsons Memorial School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 1,097

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Asian:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harrison High School ranks better than 95% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.56. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Harrison High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (65.3%), Hispanic (22%), Asian (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harrison High School is 9.9. (See more...)

Compare Harrison High School employs 110.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harrison High School is $26,787.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harrison High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison High School 62^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Harrison High School in the ranking list.)

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Harrison Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harrison Central School District 98^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harrison High School

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Rank History for all students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	71.36	142^nd	935	84.8%
2006	68.04	239^th	986	75.8%
2007	64.69	332^nd	1002	66.9%
2008	62.68	399^th	1027	61.1%
2009	44.40	692^nd	1086	36.3%
2010	51.74	614^th	1117	45.0%
2011	60.16	495^th	1165	57.5%
2012	71.66	272^nd	1198	77.3%
2013	72.20	280^th	1217	77.0%
2014	69.06	281^st	1237	77.3%
2015	69.93	222^nd	1255	82.3%
2016	72.39	195^th	1255	84.5%
2017	80.01	107^th	1221	91.2%
2018	79.67	88^th	1210	92.7%
2019	79.09	119^th	1207	90.1%
2021	73.33	105^th	519	79.8%
2022	80.23	106^th	1190	91.1%
2023	83.12	67^th	1228	94.5%
2024	83.56	62^nd	1242	95.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.93	24^th	546	95.6%
2019	85.94	36^th	565	93.6%
2021	65.42	8^th	23	65.2%
2022	92.23	11^th	481	97.7%
2023	90.36	21^st	583	96.4%
2024	85.64	33^rd	637	94.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.33	96^th	1095	91.2%
2019	75.11	208^th	1132	81.6%
2021	62.94	46^th	137	66.4%
2022	72.51	194^th	1038	81.3%
2023	85.48	83^rd	1130	92.7%
2024	87.27	75^th	1144	93.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.33	149^th	1154	87.1%
2019	67.44	270^th	1179	77.1%
2021	77.26	22^nd	289	92.4%
2022	64.69	292^nd	1101	73.5%
2023	77.59	98^th	1155	91.5%
2024	74.66	145^th	1170	87.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.24	98^th	1176	91.7%
2019	79.53	110^th	1193	90.8%
2021	76.06	45^th	290	84.5%
2022	80.88	91^st	1155	92.1%
2023	82.34	81^st	1197	93.2%
2024	83.42	57^th	1219	95.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.50	101^st	1176	91.4%
2019	77.27	146^th	1190	87.7%
2021	73.19	60^th	354	83.1%
2022	77.65	137^th	1154	88.1%
2023	83.17	59^th	1191	95.0%
2024	82.61	69^th	1211	94.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.12	173^rd	426	59.4%
2019	71.20	124^th	447	72.3%
2022	70.32	115^th	386	70.2%
2023	69.70	119^th	424	71.9%
2024	75.15	70^th	426	83.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	69.88	133^rd	593	77.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.11	86^th	791	89.1%
2019	75.76	141^st	815	82.7%
2022	76.69	122^nd	760	83.9%
2023	81.96	80^th	851	90.6%
2024	86.14	43^rd	865	95.0%

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Rank History for White students at Harrison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.91	70^th	765	90.8%
2019	75.03	82^nd	793	89.7%
2021	70.18	30^th	133	77.4%
2022	76.06	71^st	738	90.4%
2023	78.80	48^th	776	93.8%
2024	77.01	61^st	781	92.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)

33%

67%

Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, March 28, 2011

Need to serve ALL students. Focus is only on high performers, no options and poor support for students who are not strong academically. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Harrison High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	629	2	24	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
1990	608	3	29	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	676
1991	583	2	22	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
1992	560	1	22	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
1993	539	2	30	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
1994	540	5	33	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1995	563	7	37	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1996	563	7	37	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
1997	587	6	31	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1998	585	8	25	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1999	641	9	23	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	750
2000	647	8	33	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
2001	651	5	35	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	782
2002	687	10	48	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	839
2003	687	10	48	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	839
2004	651	7	65	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2005	712	7	57	102	1	n/a	n/a	0	879
2006	754	15	66	120	2	n/a	n/a	0	957
2007	781	14	66	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	975
2008	764	14	57	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	968
2009	750	13	56	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	963
2010	769	12	61	159	1	n/a	n/a	1	1003
2011	789	17	62	168	0	0	1	0	1037
2012	751	18	58	175	1	1	0	0	1004
2013	747	25	61	178	1	2	0	0	1014
2014	767	17	62	193	0	0	3	0	1042
2015	768	20	70	197	0	0	7	0	1062
2016	765	28	78	200	0	0	12	0	1083
2017	745	25	85	220	0	0	12	0	1087
2018	739	28	84	211	0	0	13	0	1075
2019	744	28	97	212	0	1	13	0	1095
2020	711	27	85	224	0	0	15	0	1062
2021	725	27	86	224	1	0	25	0	1088
2022	696	28	83	241	1	0	24	0	1073
2023	693	25	81	245	1	0	19	0	1064
2024	716	33	86	241	1	0	20	0	1097

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	695	63.5	10.9	n/a
1990	676	63.7	10.6	n/a
1991	652	65.5	9.9	n/a
1992	637	58.7	10.8	n/a
1993	618	60.6	10.2	n/a
1994	623	57.6	10.8	2.7
1995	671	59.6	11.3	1.5
1996	671	59.6	11.3	1.5
1997	701	62.9	11.1	2
1998	691	65.3	10.6	0.9
1999	750	71.8	10.4	1.3
2000	778	72.5	10.7	4.4
2001	782	77.6	10.1	5.1
2002	839	80.5	10.4	4.3
2003	839	80.5	10.4	4.3
2004	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	879	73.9	11.9	2.8
2006	957	80.0	12.0	5.7
2007	975	80.4	12.1	5.3
2008	968	82.3	11.8	9.8
2009	963	85.0	11.3	8
2010	1003	90.6	11.0	14.2
2011	1037	88.4	11.7	13.5
2012	1004	88.1	11.3	2.4
2013	1014	87.7	11.5	15.3
2014	1042	90.6	11.4	12.7
2015	1062	85.0	12.4	13.2
2016	1083	81.0	13.3	19.5
2017	1087	83.2	13.0	23.4
2018	1075	87.2	12.3	20.5
2019	1095	91.3	11.9	21.9
2020	1062	104.5	10.1	23
2021	1088	105.3	10.3	21.8
2022	1073	111.1	9.6	21.2
2023	1064	105.9	10.0	21
2024	1097	110.3	9.9	23.4

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	695	63.5	10.9	n/a
1990	676	63.7	10.6	n/a
1991	652	65.5	9.9	n/a
1992	637	58.7	10.8	n/a
1993	618	60.6	10.2	n/a
1994	623	57.6	10.8	2.7
1995	671	59.6	11.3	1.5
1996	671	59.6	11.3	1.5
1997	701	62.9	11.1	2
1998	691	65.3	10.6	0.9
1999	750	71.8	10.4	1.3
2000	778	72.5	10.7	4.4
2001	782	77.6	10.1	5.1
2002	839	80.5	10.4	4.3
2003	839	80.5	10.4	4.3
2004	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	879	73.9	11.9	2.8
2006	957	80.0	12.0	5.7
2007	975	80.4	12.1	5.3
2008	968	82.3	11.8	9.8
2009	963	85.0	11.3	8
2010	1003	90.6	11.0	14.2
2011	1037	88.4	11.7	13.5
2012	1004	88.1	11.3	2.4
2013	1014	87.7	11.5	15.3
2014	1042	90.6	11.4	12.7
2015	1062	85.0	12.4	13.2
2016	1083	81.0	13.3	19.5
2017	1087	83.2	13.0	23.4
2018	1075	87.2	12.3	20.5
2019	1095	91.3	11.9	21.9
2020	1062	104.5	10.1	23
2021	1088	105.3	10.3	21.8
2022	1073	111.1	9.6	21.2
2023	1064	105.9	10.0	21
2024	1097	110.3	9.9	23.4

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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