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If you had an hour of school board time for Harmony Grove Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRAMINGHAM·NCES 250498000734
Harmony Grove Elementary
169 Leland Street, Framingham, MA 01701 · (508) 626-9164 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
8.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2016
Math
7.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 3.0% |
| 2018-19 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harmony Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #903 of 920 no change | #207 of 207 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #908 of 920 ▲ 4 | #207 of 207 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #520 of 901 | #115 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #337 of 1,086 | #80 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #249 of 938 | #66 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #807 of 938 | #218 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #127 of 602 | #30 of 141 |
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
453
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 453 | 41.2 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 43.3 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 43.2 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 42 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 46.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 48 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 48 | 11.3:1 | 60% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 66% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (566 to 453); teachers down 11% (46.3 to 41.2).
About Harmony Grove Elementary
Harmony Grove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Framingham, located in Framingham, Massachusetts. In all, 453 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Framingham is responsible for 14 schools, Harmony Grove Elementary included, with 9,124 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Harmony Grove Elementary, about 85 are Hispanic. The school is also 7% White and 6% Black. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Middlesex County residents. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Harmony Grove Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 12.2:1.
Harmony Grove Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Middlesex County, home to about 1,638,365 people, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Middlesex County number 386, with about 215,896 students.
J F Kennedy Middle School is about 1.5 miles from Harmony Grove Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Harmony Grove Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 480 to 453.
On allk12, people connected to Harmony Grove Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Framingham
- Framingham High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- Walsh MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Barbieri ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Cameron Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Fuller MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- Potter RoadElementary · 540 students
Other schools in Framingham
- Framingham High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- Joseph P Keefe Technical High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Walsh MiddleMiddle · 785 students
- Barbieri ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Cameron Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Fuller MiddleMiddle · 592 students
Other Harmony Grove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Harmony Grove Elementary. Harmony Grove Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMDEN, AR · 425 students
Nearby schools
- J F Kennedy Middle School1.5 mi · 911
- Brown1.6 mi · 494
- Miriam F McCarthy School1.7 mi · 490
- Fuller Middle1.8 mi · 592
- Barbieri Elementary1.8 mi · 671
- Natick High1.9 mi · 1,761
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Grove Elementary?
Harmony Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harmony Grove Elementary serve?
Harmony Grove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Harmony Grove Elementary have?
Harmony Grove Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Harmony Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Harmony Grove Elementary are roughly 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Grove Elementary in?
Harmony Grove Elementary is part of Framingham.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.