Harmony Elementary Primary School
9788 State Hwy 154 West Big Sandy TX, 75755, Upshur County Phone: 903-725-5496 Ranking:  (1,180 out of 6,018, top 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Harmony Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 349 | 350 | 346 | 344 | 330 | 322 | 299 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 9.5% | 33 | 9.4% | 40 | 11.6% | 49 | 14.2% | 34 | 10.3% | 24 | 7.5% | 36 | 12.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 21.5% | 83 | 23.7% | 83 | 24.0% | 69 | 20.1% | 60 | 18.2% | 81 | 25.2% | 61 | 20.4% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 22.3% | 87 | 24.9% | 70 | 20.2% | 67 | 19.5% | 83 | 25.2% | 62 | 19.3% | 74 | 24.7% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 24.1% | 77 | 22.0% | 66 | 19.1% | 86 | 25.0% | 69 | 20.9% | 87 | 27.0% | 61 | 20.4% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 22.6% | 70 | 20.0% | 87 | 25.1% | 73 | 21.2% | 84 | 25.5% | 68 | 21.1% | 67 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 181 | 51.9% | 177 | 50.6% | 177 | 51.2% | 170 | 49.4% | 150 | 45.5% | 156 | 48.4% | 144 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 168 | 48.1% | 173 | 49.4% | 169 | 48.8% | 174 | 50.6% | 172 | 52.1% | 158 | 49.1% | 151 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 20.1% | 70 | 20.0% | 70 | 20.2% | 60 | 17.4% | 54 | 16.4% | 45 | 14.0% | 45 | 15.1% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% |
| White: | 267 | 76.5% | 268 | 76.6% | 263 | 76.0% | 271 | 78.8% | 272 | 82.4% | 272 | 84.5% | 250 | 83.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 50.1% | 173 | 49.4% | 163 | 47.1% | 142 | 41.3% | 148 | 44.8% | 122 | 37.9% | 100 | 33.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.0% | 33 | 9.4% | 32 | 9.2% | 32 | 9.3% | 29 | 8.8% | 29 | 9.0% | 28 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.36 | 14.42 | 13.71 | 14.30 | 13.62 | 13.70 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,360.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,985.0 |
* Harmony Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.