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Harrison Central Elementary School

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Harrison Central Elementary School ranks 980 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Central Elementary School in Cadiz, Ohio is the largest elementary school in the Harrison Hills City district, serving 773 students in grades PK–6. Statewide, it currently ranks 980th of 1,560 schools (37th percentile) with 2 stars — a plateau it has held for six straight years, landing between the 36th and 41st percentiles each year after a much stronger stretch through 2018–19, when it reached the 71st percentile with 4 stars. The district as a whole ranks below the school itself.

The most important pattern for families is a split by grade level. Grades 3 and 4 sit above state averages: Grade 3 math is 70.5% (state 62.1%) and Grade 4 math is 71.0% (state 67.3%). Upper grades fall sharply, though — Grade 5 math 33.6% (state 59.1%), Grade 6 math 26.2% (state 56.2%), and Grade 5 science 47.7% (state 62.7%), a science gap that has stayed flat for four years. Tracking the same students from Grade 3 in 2022–23 shows they were above state in Grade 4 and then lost significant ground in Grades 5 and 6, pointing to an issue inside the school's upper grades rather than weaker incoming classes. Nearby, John E Gregg Elementary School — the other PK–6 building compared here — posts 67.4% in Grade 6 math and 85.1% in Grade 5 math, Conotton Valley Elementary reaches 62.8% in Grade 5 math, and St Clairsville Elementary School ranks at the 80th percentile. Note that most neighboring schools end at Grade 4 or 5, so their rankings don't measure the grades where Harrison Central struggles most.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, up from 20.8% five years ago and a five-year high. Conotton Valley serves similar student poverty (53.6% vs. 56.4% free/reduced lunch) yet reports only 3.5% chronic absenteeism. Harrison Central spends $10,597 per student — second-highest among nearby schools — with a 17.9:1 student–teacher ratio, so results are not explained by a lack of resources. Special education students are a genuine strength, ranking above the school's overall standing. The bottom line: strong primary grades and special education programming, with concentrated challenges in upper-grade math, science, and rising absences.

773

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,452

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Huskies Way
Cadiz, OH 43907-8707

(740) 942-7550

District: Harrison Hills City

Students who attend Harrison Central Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Ohio avg62%

980^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

568^th of 773Harrison Hills City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	980 of 1560	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	992 of 1558	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	950 of 1577	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	994 of 1596	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	970 of 1588	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	945 of 1610	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	660 of 1676	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	512 of 1636	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.6	473 of 1651	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	56.5	914 of 1678	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.9	1120 of 1684	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	1106 of 1687	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	1253 of 1701	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.3	1192 of 1709	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	542 of 824	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	192 of 765	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	34 of 956	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	18 of 1021	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	879 of 1452	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	861 of 1452	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	897 of 1466	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	974 of 1483	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	990 of 1488	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	922 of 1467	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	531 of 1502	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	420 of 1518	72.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	42 of 78	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	1075 of 1467	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1037 of 1473	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	970 of 1484	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1052 of 1447	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	957 of 1419	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	792 of 1404	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	461 of 1465	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	247 of 1465	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	987 of 1467	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1031 of 1466	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	936 of 1485	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	968 of 1498	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	923 of 1518	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	905 of 1499	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	692 of 1535	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	559 of 1536	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	451 of 914	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	443 of 935	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	303 of 900	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	344 of 856	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	980 of 1181	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1011 of 1175	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	964 of 1190	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1015 of 1215	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1023 of 1242	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	966 of 1249	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	640 of 1271	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	542 of 1309	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-4 vs state

Mathematics50%-11 vs state

Science48%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Harrison Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Huskies Way	Cadiz	43907	Harrison County	Harrison Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 942-7550	773	43	17.9	56.4%	703 (90.9%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	44.1	980^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.2%		43	992^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	36.3%	12	47.7	70.5	71.0	33.6	26.2	67.4	59.1	60.7	48.5	$14,452
Buckeye West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	243 N Mill St	Adena	43901	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 546-3413	172	11	16.1		170 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	48.6	906^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.9%		48.1	926^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	38.5	68.0	45.0	69.2		80.0	45.0	69.2		$15,162
St Clairsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Norris St	Saint Clairsville	43950	Belmont County	St Clairsville-Richland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 695-0783	621	35	17.7	37.8%	529 (85.2%)	8 (1.3%)	34 (5.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.6	312^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.4	267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.9%	45		74.1	81.9			85.2	79.0			$11,408
Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	562	37	15.1	33.1%	535 (95.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	50.3	889^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.5	1031^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	50.0	78.5	53.2	60.0		67.1	51.9	65.6		$12,447
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8		424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	37.8	1054^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.4%		35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	9		64.1	39.4			51.6	57.6			$9,557
John E Gregg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 County Road 75a	Bergholz	43908	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1469	377	21	17.9	47.7%	356 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	73.1	481^st of 1560 public elementary schools	69.2%		80.2	303^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%	178	87.2	77.8	79.5	85.1	67.4	75.9	65.9	85.1	44.2	$13,940
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4		263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.5	1056^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.3%		46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%	103	43.2	42.1	47.7	43.2		60.5	68.2	61.4		$12,118
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5002 Ayers Lime Stone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 633-1732	492	21	23.4	65.4%	398 (80.9%)	32 (6.5%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	62.1	691^st of 1560 public elementary schools	55.7%		57.1	780^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.9%	89		77.5	66.0			74.6	56.7			$12,817
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 635-0853	338	16	21.1		286 (84.6%)	28 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	82.1	239^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.7%		80.5	294^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%	55		79.1	88.5			86.0	75.4			$12,130
Conotton Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7205 Cumberland Rd SW	Bowerston	44695	Harrison County	Conotton Valley Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 269-2000	291	14	20.7	53.6%	286 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	75.5	423^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	72.9%		75.1	431^st of 1558 public elementary schools	72.3%	8	90.7	66.0	78.6	62.8		70.2	88.4	88.4		$13,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Central Elementary School

What district is Harrison Central Elementary School in?

Harrison Hills City

What schools do graduates of Harrison Central Elementary School attend?

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

High : Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Central Elementary School?

Students at Harrison Central Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Harrison Central Elementary School a good school?

Harrison Central Elementary School ranks 980^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harrison Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 773 students attended Harrison Central Elementary School.

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