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Harrison Elementary

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Harrison Elementary ranks 3639 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 571 students in the Riverside Unified district, situated in a community where a high percentage of families qualify for economic assistance.

Academically, the school's overall performance has been trending downward and currently sits below both district and state averages, with science scores being a particular area of concern. However, the picture is mixed: Harrison outperforms several nearby schools like Adams Elementary, Jackson Elementary, and Liberty Elementary in mathematics, and it has a notably strong program for English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top third for effectiveness with those students. A significant challenge is a dramatic drop in math scores between 4th and 5th grade, which is much steeper than at comparable schools.

Despite having the highest per-student spending and a better student-teacher ratio than other Riverside Unified schools in the area, these resources have not translated to superior overall results. Chronic absenteeism, at 23.5%, is also the highest among its local comparison schools and has been rising, which is a key area for improvement. When looking at schools in the neighboring Alvord Unified district, such as Myra Linn Elementary, Harrison generally performs better academically even though those schools often spend more per student.

571

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,265

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Harrison St.
Riverside, CA 92503-5505

(951) 352-6712

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Harrison Elementary usually attend:

High:	Arlington High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

11.4%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,639^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3639 of 5857	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3265 of 5869	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	3061 of 5859	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	2713 of 5883	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2975 of 5789	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3689 of 5662	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	3163 of 5692	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	2594 of 5614	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.5	2526 of 5611	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	2903 of 5530	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	2849 of 5390	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	3576 of 5377	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	2778 of 5314	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	3176 of 5193	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.9	3005 of 5113	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2820 of 5113	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.2	2137 of 4818	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.9	1836 of 4822	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.8	1885 of 4809	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1623 of 2227	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1053 of 2585	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.6	902 of 3162	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	1311 of 3245	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	2662 of 3311	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	3052 of 3275	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3410 of 5597	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3245 of 5612	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3126 of 5609	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2516 of 5635	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2775 of 5492	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3427 of 5413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2851 of 5107	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	2704 of 5107	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2267 of 5087	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	2022 of 5084	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2337 of 4963	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	3065 of 4830	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	3161 of 5460	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2897 of 5517	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2740 of 5363	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	1945 of 5264	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2463 of 5173	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	3233 of 5084	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3569 of 5628	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3080 of 5643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2807 of 5638	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	2717 of 5663	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	2904 of 5510	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3744 of 5431	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1313 of 2847	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1371 of 2635	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1523 of 2420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.7	1941 of 2661	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1732 of 2726	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1525 of 2834	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	2324 of 2737	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-27 vs school

White (2023)27th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Harrison St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6712	571	26	21.9	77.2%	65 (11.4%)	35 (6.1%)	414 (72.5%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	34.2	3639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.6	3265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	374	15.7	15.7	40.5	43.9	33.7	32.9	37.4	44.3	43.9	19.1	21.1	31.3	96.6						$19,265	$1,982	$17,283
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Irving St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6716	663	28	23.5	80.7%	73 (11.0%)	30 (4.5%)	522 (78.7%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	37.9	3349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.4	3646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	297	24.4	24.4	41.3	33.7	41.4	42.4	39.7	40.0	36.8	29.1	22.8	31.8	94.4						$18,530	$1,337	$17,193
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$21,397	$2,273	$19,124
Collett Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Collett Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1605	425	19	22.3	93.4%	24 (5.6%)	26 (6.1%)	346 (81.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	25.2	4375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%		31.9	3791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	584	21.8	21.8	28.6	29.2	34.6		31.0	34.9	19.4	21.8		24.9	93.3				93.3	97.1	$21,048	$2,539	$18,509
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fillmore St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1635	507	21	23.8	81.9%	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	399 (78.7%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	32.8	3741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.9	3445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	296	18.3	18.3	30.1	37.8	36.3		34.2	40.8	37.3	23.5		34.4	97.0						$19,659	$1,431	$18,228
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	596	25	23.8	88.9%	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	508 (85.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		31.9	3793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	765	19.0	19.0	57.3	45.7	32.9	36.7	43.4	49.4	38.3	29.1	23.3	35.1							$16,912	$1,360	$15,552
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$17,780	$1,277	$16,503
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$21,166	$2,268	$18,898
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	29.9	3969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	3166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	803	25.5	25.5	20.3	34.4	43.4		34.1	24.3	23.7	29.3		26.0							$19,612	$1,443	$18,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary?

Students at Harrison Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harrison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Harrison Elementary.

What district is Harrison Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

Is Harrison Elementary a good school?

Harrison Elementary ranks 3639^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Harrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrison Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arlington High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

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