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Enrollment
1,048
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147007630
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
3365 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, HARMONY, FL 34773 · (407) 892-1655 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,048 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
426 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 180 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (180).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
69.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 67.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 1,048 | 40.6% | 66.8% |
| GULF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,193 | 37.1% | 65.0% |
| WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 809 | 39.4% | 65.6% |
| SORRENTO ELEMENTARY SORRENTO | 841 | 38.5% | 56.6% |
| TRAFALGAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 910 | 39.8% | 62.5% |
| BONITA SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL BONITA SPRINGS | 1,287 | 38.4% | 59.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #571 of 2,136 | #3 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #663 of 2,149 ▼ 12 | #4 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #445 of 2,149 ▲ 167 | #2 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,048 | #170 of 2,267 | #12 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,597 of 2,077 | #29 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #1,019 of 2,108 | #16 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #1,561 of 2,188 | #43 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #613 of 621 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,048
+273 (+35%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,048 | 59.5 | 17.6:1 | 41% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 62.5 | 16.8:1 | 43% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 38% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 38% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 61 | 17.1:1 | 34% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 36% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 965 | 58 | 16.6:1 | 35% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Federal records list HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL as an elementary school in HARMONY, Florida. It reported 1,048 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students, which makes this school 74% above average.
OSCEOLA has 83 schools; together they serve 75,388 students.
At HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 54% of students are White. After that, the student body is 37% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Osceola County is about 38% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL scores 57%.
A staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.6:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is close to this figure. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 52% average for public schools in Osceola County is 11 points higher.
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL scores 66.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.8%.
In Osceola County, home to about 427,415 people, median household income comes to about $72,637, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,164, HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL among them.
About 0.9 miles separate HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL from the closest public school, HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 35%, from 775 to 1,048. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
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Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,673
- HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,165
- MATER ACADEMY AT ST CLOUD5.7 mi · 612
- HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 1,078
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD6.9 mi · 550
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow large is HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,048 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is approximately 17.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL reports a student body of 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL in?
HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA.
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