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Harrison Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
385th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of Iowa elementary schools
Summary

Harrison Elementary School is a public elementary school in Davenport, Iowa, serving 539 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Davenport Community School District, which is ranked 297 out of 313 school districts in the state.

Harrison Elementary consistently outperforms the Davenport district and the state of Iowa in standardized test scores, with 81.4% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ISASP Mathematics, compared to 57.8% for the district and 75.8% for the state. The school's 5th-grade students also performed significantly better than the district and state in ISASP Science, with 55.4% proficient or better compared to 49.9% for the district and 64.2% for the state. However, Harrison Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 42.5% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has increased from 39.48% in 2021-2022 to 51.39% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Eisenhower Elementary and Fillmore Elementary have shown stronger performance in certain grade levels and subjects. However, Harrison Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Davenport district, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's statewide ranking has declined from 142 out of 603 Iowa elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 385 out of 576 in 2024-2025, indicating a potential downward trend in its overall performance, which may be related to the high chronic absenteeism and the growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

459
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,193
Per pupil spending ?
52.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1032 W 53rd St
       Davenport, IA  52806

(563) 723-6500

District: Davenport Community School District


Students who attend Harrison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wood Middle School
High:    North High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.0%
African American:
24.2%
Two or more races:
13.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school68%
District avg54%
Iowa avg71%
385th of 576
Iowa public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 15Elementary Schools in the Davenport Community School District
297th of 313Davenport Community School District among Iowa 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202542.4385 of 57633.2%★★☆☆☆
202443.4373 of 55733.0%★★☆☆☆
202354.0295 of 56547.8%★★☆☆☆
202251.5318 of 57444.6%★★☆☆☆
202146.3340 of 56740.0%★★☆☆☆
201974.2142 of 60376.5%★★★★☆
201856.8284 of 56749.9%★★★☆☆
201748.0363 of 57436.8%★★☆☆☆
201653.4341 of 59943.1%★★☆☆☆
201550.1388 of 61637.0%★★☆☆☆
201449.8370 of 60338.6%★★☆☆☆
201357.2305 of 62451.1%★★★☆☆
201265.1217 of 62665.3%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics75%~ state avg
English Language Arts64%-7 vs state
Science55%-9 vs state

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Harrison Elementary School ranks 385th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Harrison Elementary School.

Students who attend Harrison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wood Middle School
High : North High School

Students at Harrison Elementary School are 46% White, 24% African American, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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