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Harrison Elementary School

Q: Is Harrison Elementary School a good school?

Harrison Elementary School ranks 420 th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, serving 454 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the South Lane School District, which is ranked 62 out of 140 districts in the state.

Over the past several years, Harrison Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2013-2014 to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students and special education students performing better than their peers. However, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the district and state averages. Additionally, Harrison Elementary has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.5% to 38.1% in recent years.

Comparing Harrison Elementary to nearby schools, Dorena School has a similar ranking and performance, while Bohemia Elementary School has a lower statewide ranking and generally lower proficiency rates. In contrast, Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School, part of the Eugene School District, significantly outperforms Harrison Elementary and the state averages in all subject areas.

450

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,457

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Taylor Ave
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

(541) 942-3389

District: South Lane School District 45J3

Students who attend Harrison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Cottage Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2014 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Oregon avg38%

420^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the South Lane School District 45J3

62^nd of 140South Lane School District 45J3 among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	420 of 706	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	400 of 710	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	356 of 706	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	275 of 706	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	363 of 705	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	363 of 709	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.0	303 of 701	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	354 of 697	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.1	241 of 706	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.2	201 of 695	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	160 of 707	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.1	246 of 730	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	227 of 695	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.9	158 of 674	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.2	217 of 665	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.0	74 of 655	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	87 of 652	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	52 of 636	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	80.5	66 of 629	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	171 of 586	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	334 of 653	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	371 of 658	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	380 of 652	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	251 of 646	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	192 of 621	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	286 of 681	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	270 of 518	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	142 of 523	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	176 of 595	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	271 of 703	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	223 of 597	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	255 of 640	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	440 of 664	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	377 of 662	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	284 of 665	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	284 of 654	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	350 of 623	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	450 of 680	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	190 of 352	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	213 of 299	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	113 of 231	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	180 of 303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	157 of 481	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	489 of 669	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	486 of 670	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	406 of 656	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	363 of 666	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	410 of 662	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	444 of 683	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)

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science23%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Taylor Ave	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-3389	450	27	16.6	69.3%	391 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	38	420^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.5%		39.5	400^th of 710 public elementary schools	43.7%	20	40.9	26.5	41.9				36.4	34.5	31.1				22.6		$19,457	$1,737	$17,720
Bohemia Elementary School	Public	K-5	721 S R St	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-3313	443	27	16.4	67.0%	286 (64.6%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	24.8	547^th of 706 public elementary schools	22.5%		31	486^th of 710 public elementary schools	31.5%	61	34.0	31.3	26.0				46.8	27.9	6.7				8.0		$19,549	$1,791	$17,758
Creslane Elementary School	Public	K-5	996 W A St	Creswell	97426	Lane County	Creswell School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 895-6140	480	26	18.3	71.9%	366 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.4%)	44.7	359^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.8	310^th of 710 public elementary schools	56.3%	49	30.2	45.9	40.9				30.2	47.3	29.9				33.0		$19,763	$1,521	$18,242
Dorena School	Public	K-8	37141 Row River Rd	Dorena	97434	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 946-1506	100	6	18.1	77.0%	88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	27.4	523^rd of 706 public elementary schools	25.9%		64.4	207^th of 710 public elementary schools	70.8%	316	38.5	21.4	30.0	35.7			30.8	35.7	20.0	7.1			20.0		$24,692	$1,699	$22,993
London School	Public	K-8	73288 London Rd	Cottage Grove	97424	Lane County	South Lane School District 45J3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 942-0183	72	6	12.0	63.9%	64 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)															$19,606	$1,762	$17,844
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	36386 Hwy 58	Pleasant Hill	97455	Lane County	Pleasant Hill School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 736-0400	417	25	16.6	52.8%	359 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	60.8	234^th of 706 public elementary schools	66.9%		46.4	341^st of 710 public elementary schools	52.0%	107	42.5	50.7	47.4				50.0	43.7	33.3				40.0		$14,988	$1,578	$13,409
Edgewood Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	577 E 46th Ave	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 790-8700	415	21	19.8	64.3%	298 (71.8%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.7%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.2%)	81.9	110^th of 706 public elementary schools	84.4%		84	97^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.3%	13	56.2	66.3	69.9				49.3	58.2	43.9				47.6		$18,626	$1,291	$17,336
Ridgeline Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 W Amazon Dr	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 681-9662	244	11	22.1	63.5%	183 (75.0%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.8%)	83.8	96^th of 706 public elementary schools	86.4%		87.6	70^th of 710 public elementary schools	90.1%	26	78.6	53.6	65.5	84.6	58.8	76.2	50.0	42.9	43.3	73.1	41.2	71.4	63.3	66.7	$12,012	$1,001	$11,011
North Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-8	100 N School St	Drain	97435	Douglas County	North Douglas School District 22	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 836-2213	254	17	15.1	82.7%	206 (81.1%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.4%)	38.6	404^th of 706 public elementary schools	42.8%		44.9	358^th of 710 public elementary schools	49.6%	46	19.0	37.9	45.8	45.5	52.9	50.0	28.6	13.8	41.7	22.7	17.6	18.2	33.3	36.4	$22,745	$1,398	$21,348
Twin Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	85916 Bailey Hill Rd	Eugene	97405	Lane County	Eugene School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 790-3417	208	13	16.2	63.5%	153 (73.6%)	6 (2.9%)	28 (13.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	57.7	255^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.3	176^th of 710 public elementary schools	75.2%	79	64.0	48.7	42.6				75.0	35.9	31.9				31.9		$21,671	$1,494	$20,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Elementary School

What district is Harrison Elementary School in?

South Lane School District 45J3

What schools do graduates of Harrison Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Cottage Grove High School

Is Harrison Elementary School a good school?

Harrison Elementary School ranks 420^th of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Elementary School?

Students at Harrison Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Harrison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Harrison Elementary School.

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