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What tradition at Harmony Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200000033
Harmony Elementary
14140 Grant St., Overland Park, KS 66221 · (913) 239-6200 · Johnson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
60 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
66.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 71.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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
Harmony Elementary's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary this school | 562 | 10.7% | 70.6% |
| Sunrise Point Elementary Overland Park | 476 | 5.9% | 67.6% |
| Wolf Springs Elementary School Overland Park | 541 | 6.5% | 63.1% |
| Liberty View Elementary Olathe | 430 | 13.5% | 55.6% |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary Overland Park | 396 | 8.3% | 68.0% |
| Timber Creek Elementary School Overland Park | 583 | 3.4% | 80.0% |
Matched among Kansas 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #22 of 625 | #15 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #60 of 625 | #38 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #48 of 625 | #36 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #37 of 714 | #8 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #433 of 539 | #87 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #195 of 540 | #43 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #631 of 658 | #88 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #90 of 151 | #16 of 28 |
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
562
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 562 | 37.1 | 15.1:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 32.2 | 16.1:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 37.3 | 13.8:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 33.2 | 15.9:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (526 to 562); teachers up 12% (33.2 to 37.1).
About Harmony Elementary
Harmony Elementary is an elementary school in Overland Park, Kansas, reachable at (913) 239-6200. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 562 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
The district, Blue Valley, operates 37 schools serving 22,225 students.
By race and ethnicity, Harmony Elementary is 63% White. Other reported shares: 17% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 79% White among all Johnson County residents. Harmony Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Harmony Elementary is 37.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. Around 11% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.1%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, median household income is about $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 168 public schools operate in Johnson County, serving about 93,598 students.
Harmony Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Harmony Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 66.2% proficiency; Harmony Elementary posts 70.6%.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 505 to 562. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Valley
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Aubry Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Other Harmony Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Harmony Elementary. Harmony Elementary is the 6th largest of the 18.
- Harmony ElementaryHemet, CA · 826 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 781 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolMonroe, GA · 666 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolBuford, GA · 614 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolGoshen, KY · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Middle0.2 mi · 536
- Sunset Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 396
- Blue Valley Northwest High1.3 mi · 1,496
- Cottonwood Point Elementary1.6 mi · 352
- Blue Valley Virtual Program1.8 mi · 302
- Lakewood Middle1.9 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Elementary?
Harmony Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harmony Elementary serve?
Harmony Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harmony Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Harmony Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harmony Elementary?
At Harmony Elementary, the student body is approximately 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Harmony Elementary public or private?
Harmony Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blue Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.