Enrollment
298
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (SALINE)·NCES 050732000661
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2621 N HWY 229, BENTON, AR 72015 · (501) 860-6796 · Saline County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Arkansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
107 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 101 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 35% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
46.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 38.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 298 | 35.9% | 42.5% |
| GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 303 | 38.3% | 53.2% |
| ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 287 | 32.8% | 56.5% |
| HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 288 | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| BAUXITE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAUXITE | 413 | 40.0% | 43.5% |
| POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL POTTSVILLE | 412 | 42.5% | 48.3% |
Matched among Arkansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #76 of 207 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #78 of 208 ▲ 9 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #33 of 208 ▲ 39 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #154 of 217 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #166 of 188 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #142 of 188 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #186 of 210 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #110 of 114 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 17.1 | 17.4:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 16.6 | 16.2:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 17.9 | 15.0:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 20.1 | 15.0:1 | 26% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 51% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 47% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle school in HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline), located in BENTON, Arkansas. The school serves grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 298 students. It has 36% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Arkansas (about 464).
The HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline) system has 4 schools and 1,269 students.
The share of White students at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 86%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 26%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 17.4:1, based on 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Saline County, the school's rate is lower.
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Arkansas public middle schools.
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.5%, compared with a predicted 46.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Saline County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,046 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Saline County with 32 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 42.5% is above the 39.7% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
An 11% rise took enrollment from 269 in 2020-21 to 298 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)
- WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 371 students
- HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 312 students
- HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in BENTON
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 288
- HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 312
- WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 371
- MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 431
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 427
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 17.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.