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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH-WESTERN CITY·NCES 390448001675
James A Harmon Elementary School
1861 Gantz Rd, Grove City, OH 43123 · (614) 801-8150 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
410 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
64.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 58.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 James A Harmon Elementary School
James A Harmon Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Harmon Elementary School this school | 589 | 69.6% | 54.2% |
| Silver Creek Elementary School Toledo | 679 | 72.9% | 43.8% |
| Meadowvale Elementary School Toledo | 510 | 63.7% | 54.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Grove City | 475 | 74.5% | 67.0% |
| Monac Elementary School Toledo | 465 | 64.7% | 58.4% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Toledo | 511 | 75.7% | 42.5% |
Matched among Ohio 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 James A Harmon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #638 of 673 | #70 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #811 of 1,569 ▲ 177 | #62 of 199 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,109 of 1,569 ▲ 63 | #101 of 199 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #716 of 1,514 | #103 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #292 of 1,808 | #26 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,435 of 1,582 | #169 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #284 of 1,590 | #68 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #65 of 767 | #13 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #632 of 992 | #100 of 135 |
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
589
+92 (+19%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 589 | 27.2 | 21.7:1 | 70% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 27.2 | 22.0:1 | 66% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 25.5 | 20.6:1 | 63% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 29.5 | 22.1:1 | 71% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 73% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 41% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A Harmon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (651 to 589); teachers down 8% (29.5 to 27.2).
About James A Harmon Elementary School
James A Harmon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Grove City, Ohio, under South-Western City. The school had 589 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 46% larger than that.
James A Harmon Elementary School falls under South-Western City, which has 33 schools enrolling 21,873 students.
White students are the majority at James A Harmon Elementary School, with 54% of enrollment. It is also 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 11% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1 at James A Harmon Elementary School, with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 21.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 70% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 41%.
A school with James A Harmon Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 62.5%. James A Harmon Elementary School scores 54.2%, 8.3 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 402 public schools and roughly 195,359 students.
Nearby, Franklin Woods Intermediate School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. James A Harmon Elementary School ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.2% against a local average of 45.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, James A Harmon Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at James A Harmon Elementary School grew 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 497 to 589 students.
Community posts for James A Harmon Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South-Western City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Westland High SchoolHigh · 1,853 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in Grove City
- Grove City High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Central Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Buckeye Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Beulah Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Park Street Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Woods Intermediate School0.4 mi · 666
- Finland Elementary School0.5 mi · 371
- Finland Middle School0.5 mi · 673
- East Franklin Elementary School0.8 mi · 257
- Briggs High School1.1 mi · 956
- Lindbergh Elementary School1.3 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About James A Harmon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James A Harmon Elementary School?
James A Harmon Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does James A Harmon Elementary School serve?
James A Harmon Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James A Harmon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James A Harmon Elementary School is approximately 21.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James A Harmon Elementary School?
At James A Harmon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is James A Harmon Elementary School public or private?
James A Harmon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South-Western City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.