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Enrollment
1,165
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147008646
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL
3725 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER BLVD, ST CLOUD, FL 34771 · (407) 593-0416 · Osceola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
517 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 6 | 381 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 371 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 413 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%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
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 50.4% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,165 | 44.4% | 59.2% |
| CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 999 | 41.5% | 61.9% |
| ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL ST CLOUD | 1,213 | 44.1% | 60.6% |
| SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SAFETY HARBOR | 956 | 44.0% | 50.9% |
| DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,097 | 49.0% | 54.2% |
| PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 791 | 42.7% | 68.5% |
Matched among Florida 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #199 of 560 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #244 of 560 ▲ 71 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #220 of 560 ▲ 43 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #70 of 584 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #376 of 547 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #269 of 553 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #369 of 565 | #8 of 10 |
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
1,165
+142 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 1,165 | 57 | 20.4:1 | 44% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 1,077 | 57 | 18.9:1 | 44% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 1,042 | 49.5 | 21.1:1 | 44% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 52 | 19.7:1 | 38% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized middle school in ST CLOUD, Florida. The latest federal count shows 1,165 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida, enrollment here is 47% higher.
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in OSCEOLA, a district with 75,388 students across 83 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 45%. Other students are 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.4:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. That is 8 points below the 52% average for public schools in Osceola County.
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.2% versus 58.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Federal survey data for Osceola County show that the median household income is $72,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 88 public schools in Osceola County, enrolling about 74,164 students in all.
The nearest other public school, HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 14% from 2020-21, when HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL had 1,023 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,165.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other schools in ST CLOUD
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- VOYAGER K-8Elementary · 1,246 students
- ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- CANOE CREEK K-8Elementary · 1,155 students
- ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
Other Harmony Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harmony Middle. HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Harmony MiddleHamilton, VA · 1,115 students
- Harmony MiddleOverland Park, KS · 536 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,673
- HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,048
- MATER ACADEMY AT ST CLOUD6.5 mi · 612
- HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 1,078
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD7.6 mi · 550
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades 06-08.
Is HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.