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Harry C. Morrison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Harry C. Morrison Elementary School is a public school in Fort Smith, AR, serving 493 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fort Smith School District, and it has recently shown a dramatic academic turnaround that sets it apart from nearby schools.

The most notable finding is a sharp increase in test scores from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2025-2026 school year. For example, math proficiency rose from 13.5% to 38.2%, and science proficiency jumped from 14.2% to 31.1%. This improvement is much steeper than what peers like Sutton Elementary School or Howard Elementary School experienced. A standout bright spot is 4th-grade math, where 54.9% of students are proficient—significantly higher than the district average of 41.6% and every other nearby Fort Smith school. However, the school faces a "5th-grade cliff," with proficiency dropping sharply from 4th to 5th grade in all subjects, such as math falling from 54.9% to 25.3%. This suggests a need to examine curriculum or support for older students.

Compared to schools in the nearby Van Buren School District, like Parkview Elementary School, Morrison still lags behind in overall performance, but its recent gains are promising. Interestingly, Morrison spends less per student ($11,686) than some lower-performing Fort Smith schools, indicating that its improvement may stem from changes in instruction or leadership rather than funding alone. While the school remains in the bottom 25% of Arkansas elementary schools, the positive trajectory and the success in 4th-grade math offer hope for continued growth.

493

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,686

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3415 Newlon Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72904

(479) 782-7045

District: Fort Smith School District

Students who attend Harry C. Morrison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dora Kimmons Middle School
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

White:

16.4%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Arkansas avg42%

369^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fort Smith School District

142^nd of 251Fort Smith School District among Arkansas 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	369 of 491	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	417 of 495	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	444 of 497	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	362 of 492	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	407 of 487	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	415 of 496	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	464 of 488	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	428 of 480	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	417 of 485	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	421 of 494	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	408 of 466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	366 of 471	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	334 of 476	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	337 of 468	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	420 of 471	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	432 of 457	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.2	440 of 445	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	427 of 439	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	406 of 440	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	385 of 402	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	366 of 411	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

Reading31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 5, 2017

Terrible school! There is little to no, mostly no parent teacher communication. They are teaching my child the exact same things he already learned last year in kindergarten at a way better school. If you ever decide to go to the open house at the beginning of the year or any other after school type of program you will have to listen to every word be repeated again in spanish because no one there speaks any english. They have no year books and no awards for students at the end of the year, and the teachers seem extremely lazy as well. There was a day that I was walking to the front to pick my child up after school and spotted a NEEDLE just laying in the grass so I mentioned it to one of the pre k teachers there she did not seem to care what so ever, that was three weeks ago and that needle is still there but has moved and now has the cap off, so that means some child probably picked it up and took off that protective cap. They dont have any concern for your childs safety what so ever obviously, after school first started I witnessed a teacher let a child leave with some meth head that even told the teacher she didnt know this kids name but "was suppose to be picking them up". Absolutely absurd to think they would even let a child leave the school with some random crack head that dosent even know the childs name, from that day on I always make sure im there a few minutes earlier to pick my child up. So what am I trying to say? I guess my point would be that if you care about your child getting a quality education in a safe environment then avoid this school, unless you just dont care. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)				ATLAS Reading (2026)				ATLAS Mathematics (2026)				ATLAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Newlon Rd	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 782-7045	493	26	19.1	90.3%	81 (16.4%)	79 (16.0%)	278 (56.4%)	16 (3.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	31	369^th of 491 public elementary schools	24.8%		18.9	417^th of 495 public elementary schools	15.8%	48	36.6	33.8	20.5	29.8	38.0	33.8	21.7	30.6	36.6	54.9	25.3	38.2	40.9	33.9	20.5	31.1	$11,686	$1,899	$9,787
Spradling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Spradling Ave	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-8048	307	17	18.3	94.5%	48 (15.6%)	31 (10.1%)	192 (62.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	19.4	422^nd of 491 public elementary schools	14.1%		26.1	383^rd of 495 public elementary schools	22.6%	39	25.0	29.2	29.2	27.8	25.0	27.1	27.1	26.5	18.2	23.4	29.7	23.9	25.0	29.2	29.8	28.1	$13,041	$1,606	$11,435
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Kelley Hwy	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-1778	411	27	15.0	91.5%	67 (16.3%)	40 (9.7%)	236 (57.4%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.4	417^th of 491 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.6	428^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.5%	11	27.7	35.2	17.9	26.8	31.9	33.3	17.8	27.4	21.3	37.1	19.6	26.2	29.8	31.5	16.0	25.4	$14,863	$2,223	$12,640
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	619 Parkview	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-8730	437	23	18.8	65.7%	280 (64.1%)	9 (2.1%)	76 (17.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.6%)	69.4	143^rd of 491 public elementary schools	70.9%		66	159^th of 495 public elementary schools	67.9%	16	47.4	57.7	43.8	49.3	47.4	47.9	38.8	44.6	48.7	63.4	51.3	54.1	55.1	67.6	41.3	54.2	$9,710	$662	$9,047
Sunnymede Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N O St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-6327	510	27	18.7	91.4%	70 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	323 (63.3%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	34.9	343^rd of 491 public elementary schools	30.1%		25.3	388^th of 495 public elementary schools	21.6%	45	24.0	33.3	42.7	32.8	25.0	29.3	40.3	31.3	34.4	33.3	57.4	41.5	27.1	33.3	35.4	31.7	$11,773	$1,780	$9,993
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N 8th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-7382	299	16	18.8	92.3%	50 (16.7%)	30 (10.0%)	189 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	29.4	378^th of 491 public elementary schools	23.0%		33.7	348^th of 495 public elementary schools	29.7%	30	36.8	38.0	30.7	35.5	34.7	32.0	35.9	34.0	32.7	18.0	35.9	28.2	36.8	22.0	23.1	27.5	$14,338	$1,449	$12,890
Rena Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Rena Road	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3190	414	21	19.3	54.8%	279 (67.4%)	6 (1.4%)	63 (15.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.3%)	64.2	178^th of 491 public elementary schools	63.7%		71.2	131^st of 495 public elementary schools	73.5%	47	42.7	55.4	37.1	46.1	44.2	57.8	38.8	47.9	61.8	78.3	50.0	64.8	36.8	41.0	38.7	39.0	$9,607	$596	$9,011
Tilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N 16th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-5606	343	18	18.9	90.4%	92 (26.8%)	45 (13.1%)	175 (51.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	10	462^nd of 491 public elementary schools	5.9%		12	456^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.9%	6	18.7	21.5	13.0	17.7	25.0	23.2	16.7	21.5	10.4	19.6	22.2	17.7	27.1	16.0	20.4	20.9	$12,663	$1,720	$10,943
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 North 20th St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-2661	437	28	15.3	86.3%	179 (41.0%)	13 (3.0%)	169 (38.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.6%)	16.5	435^th of 491 public elementary schools	11.4%		19.1	415^th of 495 public elementary schools	16.2%	20	30.4	31.2	20.8	27.2	26.6	31.2	16.9	24.5	29.1	23.0	24.7	25.8	21.6	21.3	19.5	20.7	$11,760	$1,308	$10,452
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	913 N 24 St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-7059	466	25	18.3	75.3%	296 (63.5%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.9%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.6%)	38.4	321^st of 491 public elementary schools	34.6%		36.2	336^th of 495 public elementary schools	32.1%	15	28.0	32.2	34.5	31.4	26.5	32.3	32.8	30.3	33.9	45.2	60.7	46.1	32.3	32.2	50.8	38.2	$13,624	$3,016	$10,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry C. Morrison Elementary School

What district is Harry C. Morrison Elementary School in?

Fort Smith School District

What is the racial makeup of Harry C. Morrison Elementary School?

Students at Harry C. Morrison Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Harry C. Morrison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harry C. Morrison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dora Kimmons Middle School
High : Northside High School

Is Harry C. Morrison Elementary School a good school?

Harry C. Morrison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Harry C. Morrison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Harry C. Morrison Elementary School.

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