The reported proficiency rate for Math is 86%.
Original Research by School Decision on North Harrison Elem.
North Harrison Elementary is a regular public school in the North Harrison R-III district, serving kindergarten through sixth grade from a single building in the very small, entirely rural village of Eagleville. The school sits in northern Harrison County, near the Iowa border, on a stretch of US Route 69 just west of Interstate 35. This is a deeply rural setting. The village itself covers a little over half a square mile, has been losing population for decades, and has no large employers, no named parks or libraries in available records, and a cost of living well below national averages. A family considering this school should understand it as the local elementary for a small, depopulating agricultural community. The district is the North Harrison R-III district, and publicly reported information turned up no recent major changes to district policy or programming.
The school is small. Enrollment sits at fewer than one hundred students, spread across grades KG through six, with no single grade holding more than a few dozen children. The student body is predominantly white. A small share of students are Hispanic, and even fewer are Black or multiracial. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with Individualized Education Programs and on English learners was not available, so a family with a child who may need special education services or language support should inquire directly with the school about those resources.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year offer a very partial picture. Missouri’s assessment data suppression rules hide results for any group of students that is too small to report publicly, which is common in a school this size. For math, the only reported proficiency rate came from the fourth-grade class, where a strong majority of students scored at proficient or advanced levels. The third- and fifth-grade math results, along with all reported English language arts and science scores across those grades, were suppressed. This is not a red flag — it is a structural consequence of a small testing population — but it means a parent cannot use state tests alone to gauge academic performance across the school. The single available proficiency figure places the school’s overall performance in the top quartile relative to the five school districts in Harrison County, but that comparison rests on one grade level in one subject.
Because the school serves only elementary and intermediate grades, there is no graduation rate, no college-going data, and no advanced coursework like Advanced Placement or dual credit. Those measures simply do not apply here. The school does not offer a pathway through high school; after sixth grade, students would move to another building within the district, presumably the middle and high school, about which the data provided here says nothing.
Housing in Eagleville is inexpensive. Median home values and rents are well below state and national averages. The village is not growing; it has been shrinking for decades, and the local economy is thin. For a family that values a very small, rural elementary school with a tight-knit feel, where the teaching staff knows every child by name and the drive to town involves open fields, North Harrison Elementary fits that profile. A family seeking a wide range of academic offerings, a diverse peer environment, or a school with a track record of test data across grades and subjects will find this school too small to provide that picture. What is here is a straightforward, low-cost, rural education setting in a community that has been stable in its decline, with one grade level showing strong math proficiency and the rest of the academic record obscured by small numbers.
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