Harmony Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Harmony ISD
- Big Sandy, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
Total students
253
Avg. teacher experience
12.1 years
Harmony ISD: 14.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Harmony ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Harmony Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Big Sandy, TX, in the Harmony ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 253 students. 37.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,212, which is $11,262 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
9788 State Hwy 154 WBig Sandy, TX 75755
Office phone number
Principal
- Thomas Copeland
- copelandt@harmonyisd.net
- (903) 725-5485
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harmony Junior High 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
253
African American
1 (0.4%)
Harmony ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Harmony ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.4%)
Harmony ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
63 (24.9%)
Harmony ISD: 24%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
185 (73.1%)
Harmony ISD: 73.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
2 (0.8%)
Harmony ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
37.5 %
Harmony ISD: 39.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
49 %
Harmony ISD: 55.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
6.3 %
Harmony ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4 %
Harmony ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.5 %
Harmony ISD: 7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
7.5 %
Harmony ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
14.9 %
Harmony ISD: 15.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Harmony ISD: 44.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Harmony ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Harmony ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.4 %
Harmony ISD: 15%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
15 %
Harmony ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Harmony ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
20.7
African American
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20.7 (100%)
Harmony ISD: 99%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Harmony ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
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: 2.5%
Bachelor's
20.3 (97.9%)
Harmony ISD: 84.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
0.4 (2.1%)
Harmony ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
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 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
12.2
Harmony ISD: 10.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
12.1 years
Harmony ISD: 14.7 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
$51,212
Harmony ISD: $53,549
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$40,712
Harmony ISD: $41,584
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$44,612
Harmony ISD: $43,541
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$47,405
Harmony ISD: $47,153
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$54,516
Harmony ISD: $56,480
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$59,778
Harmony ISD: $60,510
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Harmony ISD: $69,281
Statewide: $74,014