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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001138
Harmony Elementary School
3946 S Bogan Rd, Buford, GA 30519 · (770) 945-7272 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
239 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
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 | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
63.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 58.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 55.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary School this school | 614 | 38.9% | 61.2% |
| Head Elementary School Lilburn | 720 | 44.2% | 72.4% |
| Burnette Elementary School Suwanee | 664 | 44.1% | 64.3% |
| Fort Daniel Elementary School Dacula | 645 | 45.4% | 62.7% |
| Amana Academy School Alpharetta | 667 | 47.5% | 64.4% |
| Puckett's Mill Elementary School Dacula | 794 | 31.0% | 73.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #184 of 1,208 | #22 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #213 of 1,215 ▼ 75 | #25 of 84 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #211 of 1,215 ▼ 10 | #27 of 84 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #350 of 1,183 | #11 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #563 of 1,324 | #82 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #179 of 1,301 | #6 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #13 of 1,301 | #13 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,131 of 1,312 | #75 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #139 of 386 | #12 of 31 |
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
614
+69 (+13%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 614 | 53.5 | 11.5:1 | 39% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 52.4 | 12.0:1 | 43% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 30% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 29% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 32% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 1,010 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 10% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (537 to 614); teachers up 53% (35 to 53.5).
About Harmony Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School is an elementary school in Buford, Georgia, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 614 students in pre-K through 5.
Gwinnett County has 182,518 students in 141 schools, and Harmony Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students form the largest group at Harmony Elementary School, 31% of enrollment. Other groups make up 26% Black, 20% Asian, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 33% White, within a few points of the school. Harmony Elementary School has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. It compares with 60% for public schools in Gwinnett County.
Harmony Elementary School scores 61.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.2%.
Gwinnett County census figures show that median household income is about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harmony Elementary School is among the 150 public schools in Gwinnett County.
Patrick Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Harmony Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 61.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 545 in 2020-21 and 614 in 2024-25, a 13% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.3:1 to 11.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Harmony Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Buford
- Seckinger High SchoolHigh · 2,318 students
- Buford High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,758 students
- Twin Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,669 students
- Ivy Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Buford Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,426 students
Other Harmony Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Harmony Elementary. Harmony Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 18.
- Harmony Elementary SchoolMonroe, GA · 666 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolJasper, GA · 509 students
- Harmony ElementaryHemet, CA · 826 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 781 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolGoshen, KY · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Elementary School1.4 mi · 999
- Buford High School1.6 mi · 1,966
- Buford Senior Academy2.2 mi · 1,368
- Buford Academy2.3 mi · 816
- Jones Middle School2.5 mi · 1,758
- Ivy Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,507
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Elementary School?
Harmony Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harmony Elementary School serve?
Harmony Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harmony Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Harmony Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harmony Elementary School?
At Harmony Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 16% Hispanic, 26% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Elementary School in?
Harmony Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
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