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Harrison High School

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Harrison High School ranks 319 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Harrison High School is a public high school in Harrison, New Jersey, serving 784 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrison Public Schools district, which is ranked 496 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with low performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 34.7% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. In mathematics, the school's performance is even lower, with only 10.7% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school also has a slightly below-average four-year graduation rate and higher-than-average rates of chronic absenteeism.

While Harrison High School's performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Barringer High School, East Side High School, and Science Park High School, it does outperform some other nearby schools, like Kearny High School. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, around 83%, likely contributes to its lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

795

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,368

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Kingsland Avenue
Harrison, NJ 07029-1405

(973) 482-5050

District: Harrison Public Schools

Feeder schools for Harrison High School:

Elementary:	Hamilton Intermediate School
	Lincoln Elementary School
Middle:	Washington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

6.4%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 20 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

319^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

496^th of 609Harrison Public Schools among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	319 of 434	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	284 of 429	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	280 of 422	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	374 of 405	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	324 of 416	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	290 of 415	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.1	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	342 of 409	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	364 of 406	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.9	316 of 411	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	313 of 396	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	276 of 388	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	287 of 378	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	291 of 371	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	271 of 370	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	325 of 359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	276 of 361	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	277 of 357	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	306 of 351	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.5	258 of 348	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	51.7	208 of 343	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	110 of 215	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	103 of 191	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	84 of 161	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	67 of 137	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	82 of 146	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	305 of 426	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	259 of 420	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	271 of 416	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	328 of 414	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	374 of 402	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	326 of 408	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	292 of 403	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	239 of 406	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	218 of 403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	198 of 385	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	219 of 382	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	338 of 374	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	266 of 364	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	207 of 368	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	214 of 377	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	114 of 344	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	133 of 324	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	275 of 326	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	231 of 347	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	127 of 345	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	257 of 419	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	231 of 414	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	228 of 410	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	365 of 402	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	334 of 407	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	270 of 405	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	114 of 359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	102 of 361	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	101 of 339	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	141 of 344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	177 of 333	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	266 of 355	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	200 of 345	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	190 of 335	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.1	322 of 336	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	223 of 340	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry82%+26 vs state

Mathematics42%-16 vs state

English Language Arts35%-15 vs state

Science12%-19 vs state

Algebra I11%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	795	50	15.9	90.1%	51 (6.4%)	21 (2.6%)	693 (87.2%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	319^th of 434 public high schools	26.5%		34.1	284^th of 429 public high schools	33.8%	35	77.5	42.0	12.3	34.7	10.7	12.5	10.8	82.3		82.3	$13,368	$1,051	$12,317
Kearny High School	Public	9-12	336 Devon St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5050	1,825	143	12.8	70.4%	453 (24.8%)	44 (2.4%)	1,269 (69.5%)	44 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	35.3	289^th of 434 public high schools	33.4%		40.3	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%	32	82.6	49.1	25.8	27.9	12.9		12.8	46.8		46.8	$9,102	$42	$9,060
Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	662	44	15.2	80.4%	60 (9.1%)	88 (13.3%)	498 (75.2%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.1	44^th of 434 public high schools	89.9%		72.7	90^th of 429 public high schools	79.0%	46		87.7	45.5	89.7	53.0		53.0	79.2		79.2	$11,824	$446	$11,378
Newark School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	24 Crane Street	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5112	377	31	12.3	83.6%	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.1%)	311 (82.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20.3	358^th of 434 public high schools	17.5%		21.1	348^th of 429 public high schools	18.9%	10	80.0	31.8	2.4	25.5	4.2		4.2
Barringer High School	Public	9-12	90 Parker St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5125	1,894	110	17.2	59.7%	12 (0.6%)	243 (12.8%)	1,619 (85.5%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	6.7	427^th of 434 public high schools	1.6%		5.6	425^th of 429 public high schools	0.9%	2	19.2		2.6	5.4	2.1		2.1				$5,862	$299	$5,563
Newark School of Fashion & Design	Public	9-12	239 Woodside Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 327-4466	275	19	14.4	88.0%	2 (0.7%)	89 (32.4%)	176 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	15.7	383^rd of 434 public high schools	11.8%					(n/a)	74.0	26.0	2.0	18.8	5.9		5.9
Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	606	56	10.8	86.1%	9 (1.5%)	238 (39.3%)	347 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	237^th of 434 public high schools	45.4%		42.8	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%	3		76.4	9.1	55.9	26.6		26.6	25.8		23.7	$7,912	$961	$6,951
East Side High School	Public	9-12	238 Van Buren St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4900	2,046	135	15.2	77.2%	327 (16.0%)	93 (4.5%)	1,616 (79.0%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	14.4	394^th of 434 public high schools	9.2%		12.6	395^th of 429 public high schools	7.9%	1	60.9	32.5	8.7	21.8	6.8		6.8	39.2	3.1	25.3	$9,351	$541	$8,810
Essex County Jdc	Public	8-12	80 Duryea Street	Newark	08302	Essex County	Essex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 484-4908	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arts High School	Public	9-12	550 M L King Blvd	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7391	611	52	11.8	68.2%	29 (4.7%)	274 (44.8%)	292 (47.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	38.6	273^rd of 434 public high schools	37.1%		30.5	304^th of 429 public high schools	29.1%	31	88.6	39.6	13.1	59.0	12.6		12.6	40.0		40.0	$12,717	$621	$12,096

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