Harrison High School
800 Hamilton St
Harrison NJ, 07029, Hudson County
Phone: 973-482-5050
Ranking: (266 out of 346, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Harrison Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 52 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 670 | 655 | 654 | 624 | 646 | 612 | 641 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 171 | 25.5% | 156 | 23.8% | 169 | 25.8% | 133 | 21.3% | 152 | 23.5% | 150 | 24.5% | 155 | 24.2% |
Grade 10: | 180 | 26.9% | 173 | 26.4% | 145 | 22.2% | 164 | 26.3% | 163 | 25.2% | 159 | 26.0% | 161 | 25.1% |
Grade 11: | 178 | 26.6% | 136 | 20.8% | 171 | 26.1% | 159 | 25.5% | 162 | 25.1% | 159 | 26.0% | 142 | 22.2% |
Grade 12: | 139 | 20.7% | 167 | 25.5% | 156 | 23.9% | 158 | 25.3% | 153 | 23.7% | 132 | 21.6% | 167 | 26.1% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 23 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 352 | 52.5% | 347 | 53.0% | 344 | 52.6% | 335 | 53.7% | 334 | 51.7% | 322 | 52.6% | 317 | 49.5% |
Female: | 318 | 47.5% | 308 | 47.0% | 310 | 47.4% | 289 | 46.3% | 312 | 48.3% | 290 | 47.4% | 320 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 33 | 4.9% | 34 | 5.2% | 29 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 461 | 68.8% | 438 | 66.9% | 429 | 65.6% | 399 | 63.9% | 397 | 61.5% | 376 | 61.4% | 405 | 63.2% |
Black: | 25 | 3.7% | 16 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% |
White: | 148 | 22.1% | 164 | 25.0% | 180 | 27.5% | 190 | 30.4% | 220 | 34.1% | 207 | 33.8% | 203 | 31.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 70.6% | 448 | 68.4% | 413 | 63.1% | 348 | 55.8% | 339 | 52.5% | 295 | 48.2% | 286 | 44.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 15.8% | 108 | 16.5% | 117 | 17.9% | 137 | 22.0% | 160 | 24.8% | 141 | 23.0% | 132 | 20.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.88 | 12.82 | 12.15 | 12.12 | 13.46 | 12.20 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 77.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 83.6% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.0% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.5% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 70.7% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.8% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 68.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.4% | 50.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 65.7% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 68.1% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 52.4% | 72.7% |
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* Harrison High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.