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Harmony Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedWhat this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Harmony Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary School this school | 584 | 14.6% | 57.6% |
| Buckner Elementary School Buckner | 620 | 16.0% | 68.7% |
| Kenwood Station Elementary School Crestwood | 626 | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| Woodfill Elementary School Fort Thomas | 444 | 14.2% | 68.9% |
| Moyer Elementary School Fort Thomas | 565 | 8.1% | 69.9% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Crestwood | 594 | 21.4% | 58.8% |
Where Harmony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Oldham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #124 of 669 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #146 of 668 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #99 of 674 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #142 of 744 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #368 of 674 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #375 of 674 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #713 of 721 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #260 of 437 | #2 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 41.8 | 15.1:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 40.8 | 15.8:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 8% (40) |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (646 to 584); teachers down 4% (40.8 to 39).
About Harmony Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School is one of the public schools in Goshen, Kentucky. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 584 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 39% bigger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
The district, Oldham County, operates 19 schools serving 12,038 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Harmony Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Oldham County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Harmony Elementary School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 39 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 15.4:1. About 15% of students at Harmony Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Harmony Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Harmony Elementary School is 1.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 57.6%. Predicted: 59.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Oldham County show that the median household earns about $122,497 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Oldham County, 23 public schools serve about 12,038 students.
North Oldham High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Harmony Elementary School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 607 in 2020-21 to 584 in 2024-25.
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