HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of tight-knit scale in BENTON, Arkansas, overseen by HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline), educateing 288 students in grades 7 through 9. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 464 students.

HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline), a district that caters to 1,269 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Saline County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,046, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 20,022 students).

The closest other public school is HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 288). The White share of enrollment fell from 92% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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