How does Harrison Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Harrison Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.3/100, placing it at the 30th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 412 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Harrison Street Elementary?

11.7% of students at Harrison Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Harrison Street Elementary improving or declining?

Harrison Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Harrison Street Elementary?

20.9% of students at Harrison Street Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Harrison Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90063

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

412 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

262 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 95.4%

White 1.9%

Black 1.5%

Other 1.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Harrison Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.7%
Met Standard	16.4%
Below Standard	71.8%

Exceeded

11.7%

Met

16.4%

Below

71.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Harrison Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 47 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.8% exceeded — 5.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.