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Harrison Elementary

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Harrison Elementary ranks 518 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brainerd, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the Brainerd Public School District, which is ranked 203 out of 446 districts in the state.

Harrison Elementary has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with its state ranking ranging from 133 out of 853 Minnesota elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 638 out of 881 in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools, it generally ranks lower than Lowell Elementary and Nisswa Elementary, but higher than Riverside Elementary and Garfield Elementary. In the 2024-2025 school year, Harrison Elementary's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading were 54.44% and 35.56%, respectively, which are lower than the district and state averages.

Harrison Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.41% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.9 is lower than nearby Baxter Elementary (13.7) but higher than Discovery Woods (9.1). While Harrison Elementary's performance has shown some improvement in certain years, the school's fluctuating results suggest the need to identify and address the specific factors contributing to its academic challenges.

230

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,382

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Oak St
Brainerd, MN 56401-3850

(218) 454-6500

District: Brainerd Public School District

Students who attend Harrison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forestview Middle
High:	Brainerd Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

518^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Brainerd Public School District

203^rd of 446Brainerd Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	518 of 872	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	638 of 881	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	542 of 845	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	396 of 858	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	351 of 869	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	596 of 870	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	365 of 847	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.9	133 of 853	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.7	188 of 848	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	196 of 840	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	59.6	389 of 826	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	226 of 824	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.1	352 of 820	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	218 of 814	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.1	331 of 803	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	162 of 434	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	308 of 781	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	248 of 777	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	220 of 756	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	290 of 685	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	85.0	40 of 676	94.1%	★★★★★
2003	64.3	250 of 674	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	532 of 799	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	527 of 809	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	320 of 787	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	416 of 799	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	325 of 783	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	514 of 787	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	443 of 774	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	380 of 764	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	526 of 793	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	311 of 774	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	136 of 663	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	79 of 683	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	351 of 740	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	137 of 728	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	476 of 812	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	688 of 826	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	641 of 799	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	378 of 808	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	349 of 784	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	583 of 798	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.4	252 of 779	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	362 of 562	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	304 of 515	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	132 of 463	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	590 of 714	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	696 of 730	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	614 of 712	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	535 of 725	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	361 of 710	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	672 of 722	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	463 of 712	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math54%+9 vs state

Reading36%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Harrison Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Oak St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6500	230	19	12.1	59.1%	200 (87.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	45.3	518^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.6%		32.3	638^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.6%	120	68.2	41.3			54.4	52.3	19.6			35.6	$14,382
Discovery Woods	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	604 N 7th St	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Discovery Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 828-8200	101	11	8.9	64.4%	77 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (17.8%)	29	658^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.5%		29.4	658^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.3%		35.3		9.1	9.1	25.0	35.3		45.5	63.6	41.7	$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	355	26	13.9	39.7%	314 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	84.4	100^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.5%		88	62^nd of 881 public elementary schools	93.0%	38	74.7	71.6			73.2	59.5	67.6			63.4	$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	407	40	10.2	57.5%	344 (84.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.1%)	44.4	525^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.8%		41.2	573^rd of 881 public elementary schools	35.0%	48	44.8	52.1			47.9	41.7	45.1			43.1	$15,397
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 10th Ave NE	Brainerd	56401	Crow Wing County	Brainerd Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 454-6450	250	21	12.1	52.4%	203 (81.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	26.9	674^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.7%		52.2	468^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.9%	206	24.2	42.6			32.5	18.5	51.9			33.6	$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	506	34	14.9	31.8%	462 (91.3%)	9 (1.8%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	68.8	282^nd of 872 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.8	220^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.0%	62	64.3	59.1			61.8	53.6	54.3			53.9	$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	249	18	13.8	27.3%	233 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	75.4	203^rd of 872 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.7	147^th of 881 public elementary schools	83.3%	56	64.3	83.0			72.8	46.4	66.0			55.3	$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	521	40	12.9	41.5%	488 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	65.8	315^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.9%		63.6	329^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.7%	14	57.1	66.7			61.7	46.7	57.3			51.7	$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	533	40	13.4	47.7%	492 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.5	506^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.0%		58.1	403^rd of 881 public elementary schools	54.3%	103	53.4	35.4	42.7	41.8	43.5	32.9	43.9	53.7	47.5	44.9	$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	557	44	12.5	36.6%	530 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	80.2	147^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.8	124^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.9%	23	68.1	73.6			70.9	54.0	66.7			60.3	$10,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Elementary

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

Is Harrison Elementary a good school?

Harrison Elementary ranks 518^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harrison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Harrison Elementary.

What district is Harrison Elementary in?

Brainerd Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary?

Students at Harrison Elementary are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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