Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 117 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY AREA SD·NCES 421152007272
Harmony Area El Sch
5239 Ridge Rd, Westover, PA 16692 · (814) 845-2300 · Clearfield County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
129 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Harmony Area El Sch→Harmony Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Harmony Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -23.9pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
141
+15 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.7:1
% White
94%
was 99%
% Hispanic
5%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Harmony Area El Sch
Harmony Area El Sch is an elementary-level community of rural-scale scale in Westover, Pennsylvania, overseen by Harmony Area SD, enrolling 141 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 443.
Within Harmony Area SD, which oversees 2 schools and 234 students, Harmony Area El Sch is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Harmony Area El Sch shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic. Compared to Clearfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Harmony Area El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at Harmony Area El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Harmony Area El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.4%; Harmony Area El Sch posts 58.4%, +20.0 points above that line.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Clearfield County put the typical household earns roughly $62,152 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clearfield County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students), Harmony Area El Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Harmony Area JSHS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Harmony Area El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.7%.
Harmony Area El Sch operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harmony Area El Sch has expanded 12%, going from 126 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 99% to 94%.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Harmony Area JSHS0.0 mi · 93
- Northern Cambria HS8.9 mi · 262
- Northern Cambria MS9.0 mi · 234
- Northern Cambria El Sch9.0 mi · 262
- Purchase Line El Sch10.1 mi · 353
- Purchase Line JSHS10.4 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Area El SchHow many students attend Harmony Area El Sch?
Harmony Area El Sch enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Harmony Area El Sch serve?
Harmony Area El Sch serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Harmony Area El Sch have?
Harmony Area El Sch employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Harmony Area El Sch?
Student demographics at Harmony Area El Sch are roughly 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Area El Sch in?
Harmony Area El Sch is part of Harmony Area SD.
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