Summary
Harrison Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 266 students in Janesville, Wisconsin, part of the Janesville School District. It is a 4-star school that ranked 169th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 84th percentile — even though the district as a whole ranks in the 41st percentile. It has earned 4 stars every year in the available history and has never fallen below the 71st percentile.
Academics are the main draw. Harrison's average proficiency across reading, math, social studies, and science is about 70.8%, above district and state averages in every subject reported. Third and fourth grade math, reading at all grades, social studies (79.07%), and science (67.44%) are particular strengths. Fifth grade math is the exception: 57.5% proficiency is still above district and state averages but below Harrison's own third and fourth grade math and below Roosevelt Elementary (67.12%) and Kennedy Elementary (63.24%). Overall, Harrison sits in Janesville's top cluster of elementaries alongside Roosevelt, Monroe Elementary, and Kennedy, though it is not the single highest scorer.
Attendance is a signature strength: 10.2% chronic absenteeism, less than half the district rate of 22.0% and below the state's 17.3%, and stable near 10% for five years. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 32.33% is the lowest among the Janesville elementaries compared here, and it spends $16,806 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 11.8 — more resources and smaller classes than Roosevelt, Monroe, or Kennedy, which post similar or slightly higher results. Among student groups, low-income students improved from the 44th to the 79th percentile, while special education students slipped from the 84th to the 69th. Watch fifth grade math and that special education dip.
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