📍 9788 State Hwy 154 W, Big Sandy, Upshur County, 75755
Harmony J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Big Sandy, Upshur County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Copeland. It is part of the Harmony Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harmony J H enrolls 258 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 258 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harmony J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 1, state house district 7.
Harmony J H is one of 4 schools in HARMONY ISD, based in BIG SANDY, Texas. The district serves 895 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Harmony J H is larger than the district average of about 224 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant