Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony ISD: B

Total students

329

Avg. teacher experience

16.1 years

Harmony ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Elementary School is an elementary school in Big Sandy, TX, in the Harmony ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 329 students. 40.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 13.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,325, which is $8,562 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 16.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.harmonyisd.net

Address

9788 State Hwy 154 W
Big Sandy, TX 75755

Office phone number

(903) 725-5496

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

329

African American

5 (1.5%)

Harmony ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.9%)

Harmony ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

65 (19.8%)

Harmony ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

246 (74.8%)

Harmony ISD: 76.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

10 (3%)

Harmony ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

19.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

74.8%

Two or more races

3.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

40.1 %

Harmony ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

64.4 %

Harmony ISD: 54.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

13.4 %

Harmony ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

40.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

13.7 %

Harmony ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.3 %

Harmony ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.5 %

Harmony ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

13.7%

Gifted and talented

4.3%

Special education

8.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Harmony ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Harmony ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Harmony ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.8 %

Harmony ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Harmony ISD: 50%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.6 %

Harmony ISD: 15%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

13 %

Harmony ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Harmony ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

26

African American

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26 (100%)

Harmony ISD: 98.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21 (80.8%)

Harmony ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

5 (19.2%)

Harmony ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harmony ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.7

Harmony ISD: 10.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

16.1 years

Harmony ISD: 15.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,325

Harmony ISD: $51,024

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Harmony ISD: $40,337

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$37,410

Harmony ISD: $37,317

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$45,400

Harmony ISD: $45,076

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$51,583

Harmony ISD: $52,927

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$56,540

Harmony ISD: $59,114

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$56,540

Harmony ISD: $57,144

Statewide: $71,111

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