For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 481 students in Harrison Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Harrison Public School have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,193 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
170 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Harrison Public Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#436 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
23%
Graduation Rate
92%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
82%
38%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
9%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,415 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,937. The school district revenue/student has declined by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,492 is less than the state median of $25,834. The school district spending/student has declined by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$58 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$56 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,415
$26,937
Spending / Student
$25,492
$25,834
Best Harrison Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Washington Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
One North Fifth Street
Harrison, NJ 07029
(973) 483-2285
Harrison, NJ 07029
(973) 483-2285
Gr: 6-8 | 481 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
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