Harmony Elementary School
- Elementary school in Harmony ISD
- Big Sandy, TX
- Early education - 3rd grade
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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Website
Address
9788 State Hwy 154 WBig Sandy, TX 75755
Office phone number
Principal
- Lynn Whitaker
- whitakerl@harmonyisd.net
- (903) 725-5496
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%
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%
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%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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