Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY ISD·NCES 482256002293
Harmony Elementary School
9788 STATE HWY 154 W, BIG SANDY, TX 75755 · (903) 725-5496 · Upshur County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 28% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Harmony Elementary School→Harmony Intermediate School→Harmony Junior High School→Harmony High School
Based on grade levels within HARMONY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 39.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 24.0% | 47.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like Harmony Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary School this school | 263 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary School EDGEWOOD | 243 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Grand Saline Elementary School GRAND SALINE | 299 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School WINNSBORO | 295 | 65.8% | 36.4% |
| Aaron Parker Elementary School POWDERLY | 246 | 63.4% | 42.7% |
| Mt Enterprise Elementary School MT ENTERPRISE | 252 | 59.5% | 53.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Harmony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #713 of 4,401 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,742 of 4,466 ▼ 1,755 | #5 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,939 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #128 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #4,386 of 4,938 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #31 of 4,622 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,011 of 4,628 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #2,889 of 4,789 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,162 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
263
-59 (-18%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 263 | 26 | 10.1:1 | 64% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 26.7 | 10.8:1 | 62% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 21.7 | 14.5:1 | 62% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 25.5 | 12.9:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 51% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 48% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (329 to 263); teachers up 2% (25.5 to 26).
About Harmony Elementary School
Harmony Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in BIG SANDY, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 263 students. It has 49% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
HARMONY ISD counts 4 schools and 895 students, including Harmony Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Harmony Elementary School is 73% White. Next come 23% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Harmony Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 64% at Harmony Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Harmony Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Harmony Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.0% compared with a predicted 46.3%.
In the wider Upshur County area, the median household earns about $66,208 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Upshur County, 25 public schools serve about 7,918 students.
Among nearby public schools, Harmony High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Harmony Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Harmony Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 263, compared with 322 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.1:1, from 12.9:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchoolHigh · 273 students
- Harmony Junior High SchoolMiddle · 235 students
- Harmony Intermediate SchoolElementary · 124 students
Other schools in BIG SANDY
- Big Sandy Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Harmony High SchoolHigh · 273 students
- Harmony Junior High SchoolMiddle · 235 students
- Big Sandy High SchoolHigh · 191 students
- Big Sandy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 138 students
- Harmony Intermediate SchoolElementary · 124 students
Other Harmony Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Harmony Elementary. Harmony Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 18.
- Harmony Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 781 students
- Harmony ElementaryHemet, CA · 826 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolMonroe, GA · 666 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolBuford, GA · 614 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolGoshen, KY · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony High School0.1 mi · 273
- Harmony Intermediate School0.1 mi · 124
- Harmony Junior High School0.2 mi · 235
- Sharon A Richardson Elementary School8.5 mi · 141
- Union Hill High School8.5 mi · 141
- Gilmer High School8.9 mi · 895
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Elementary School?
Harmony Elementary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-03.
Is Harmony Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harmony Elementary School?
At Harmony Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Harmony Elementary School public or private?
Harmony Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARMONY ISD.
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