Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY ISD·NCES 482256002293
HARMONY EL
9788 STATE HWY 154 W, BIG SANDY, TX 75755 · (903) 725-5496 · Upshur County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
169 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
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
Based on grade levels within HARMONY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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
263
-66 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.9:1
% White
73%
was 81%
% Hispanic
23%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARMONY EL
Located at 9788 STATE HWY 154 W, in BIG SANDY, Texas, HARMONY EL is an intimate primary school that caters to 263 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of HARMONY ISD. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
HARMONY ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 895 students; HARMONY EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, HARMONY EL records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARMONY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, HARMONY EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 66.0%, a residual of +20.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, Upshur County reports that median household income runs about $66,208, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. HARMONY EL is one of 25 public schools in Upshur County (combined enrollment of about 7,918 students).
Nearest neighbor: HARMONY H S, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HARMONY EL. On composite proficiency, HARMONY EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.4%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. HARMONY EL's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 263). Over the same period, the White share fell from 81% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.
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Upshur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY ISD
- HARMONY H SHigh · 273 students
- HARMONY J HMiddle · 235 students
- HARMONY INTElementary · 124 students
Other schools in BIG SANDY
- BIG SANDY ELElementary · 320 students
- HARMONY H SHigh · 273 students
- HARMONY J HMiddle · 235 students
- BIG SANDY H SHigh · 191 students
- BIG SANDY J HMiddle · 138 students
- HARMONY INTElementary · 124 students
Nearby schools
- HARMONY H S0.1 mi · 273
- HARMONY INT0.1 mi · 124
- HARMONY J H0.2 mi · 235
- UNION HILL H S8.5 mi · 141
- SHARON A RICHARDSON EL8.5 mi · 141
- GILMER H S8.9 mi · 895
Frequently asked questions
About HARMONY ELWhat is the total enrollment at HARMONY EL?
HARMONY EL enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-03.
Is HARMONY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARMONY EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARMONY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARMONY EL is approximately 10.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARMONY EL?
At HARMONY EL, the student body is approximately 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is HARMONY EL public or private?
HARMONY EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARMONY ISD.
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