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Harrison Elementary

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Harrison Elementary ranks 486 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Elementary is a PK–4 school with 230 students in Brainerd, Minnesota, part of the Brainerd Public School District and located in a lakes-area regional hub. In 2025–26, it ranked 486th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), slightly below its district’s overall 46th percentile. Harrison has improved from a 2023–24 low of 28th percentile to 41st and then 44th, but it remains well below its earlier peak of 84th percentile in 2016–17 and 78th in 2015–16.

Math is Harrison’s clearest academic strength: 52.1% proficiency in 2025–26, above the district’s 46.4% and the state’s 44.9%. Reading is the main weakness at 43.8%, below the district’s 52.0% and the state’s 48.6%. The gap is especially sharp in 4th grade, where math (42.2%) and reading (37.8%) trail both district and state averages by wide margins, while 3rd-grade math (60.8%) and reading (49.0%) are closer to or above state levels. This makes the 4th-grade transition the most important pressure point for parents to watch.

Compared with nearby schools, Harrison trails Lowell Elementary, Nisswa Elementary, Baxter Elementary, Eagle View Elementary, and Pillager Elementary, but outperforms Riverside Elementary, Garfield Elementary, and Discovery Woods, and is roughly comparable to Cuyuna Range Elementary. Its free/reduced-lunch rate was 59.13% in 2024–25, down from 72.49% in 2022–23, and its student–teacher ratio of 12.1 is not a clear disadvantage. One bright spot: its low-income student effectiveness ranking reached the 69th percentile in 2025–26, above its overall 44th percentile, showing the school serves that group comparatively well. Science is not a fair comparison because Harrison serves PK–4 and does not report 5th-grade science results.

230

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,382

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2024 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

486^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

249^th of 458Brainerd 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
2026	48.3	486 of 869	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.5	473 of 790	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	63.5	235 of 764	69.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	50.2	426 of 807	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.2	524 of 710	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)69th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+7 vs state

Reading44%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	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%)	48.3	486^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.1%		45.3	518^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.6%	32	49.0	37.8			43.8			60.8	42.2			52.1	$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%)	10.3	797^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.3%		29	658^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.5%	139		30.0			30.3			20.0	20.0			11.8	$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%)	82.4	122^nd of 869 public elementary schools	86.0%		84.4	100^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.5%	22	62.1	62.5			62.3			69.2	73.8			71.7	$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%)	36.6	589^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.2%		44.4	525^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.8%	64	36.8	45.2			41.4			45.6	39.6			42.3	$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%)	33.3	618^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.9%		26.9	674^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.7%	56	45.5	29.7			37.0			60.0	20.3			38.7	$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%)	75.4	198^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.2%		68.8	282^nd of 872 public elementary schools	67.7%	84	59.1	64.9			62.0			70.0	55.9			62.9	$11,504
Nisswa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	76.9	182^nd of 869 public elementary schools	79.1%		75.4	203^rd of 872 public elementary schools	76.7%	21	61.4	53.6	63.6		58.5	31.8	31.8	64.3	74.1	63.6		68.4	$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%)	57.1	383^rd of 869 public elementary schools	55.9%		65.8	315^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.9%	68	46.7	49.5			48.1			54.3	58.8			56.5	$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%)	43.1	538^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.1%		46.5	506^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.0%	32	30.2	46.1	44.1	46.3	42.2	22.2	22.2	49.2	35.6	35.8	45.1	41.4	$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%)	77.2	177^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.2	147^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.1%	30	62.6	55.0			58.7			72.0	64.9			68.3	$10,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Elementary

What district is Harrison Elementary in?

Brainerd Public School District

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

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary?

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

How many students attend Harrison Elementary?

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

Is Harrison Elementary a good school?

Harrison Elementary ranks 486^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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

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