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Harmony Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
705th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of Georgia elementary schools
Summary

Harmony Elementary School in Monroe, GA, serves about 666 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Walton County School District, a district ranked in the top 40% of Georgia. The school has a high rate of economic disadvantage, with 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is notably higher than many nearby schools like Atha Road Elementary School (60%) or Youth Elementary School (42%).

Harmony is showing encouraging signs of improvement. Its state ranking jumped from the 30th to the 42nd percentile in one year, and chronic absenteeism has dropped significantly from 35% to 19% over the past few years—though it still remains above the district and state averages. Math proficiency has improved in 3rd and 4th grades, and science scores, while still below district averages, have also risen. However, a persistent challenge is 5th grade math, where proficiency drops sharply to just 27%, compared to 49% in 4th grade. This is well below the district average of 50% and far behind schools like Dove Creek Elementary School (86%) in the neighboring Oconee County district. Science proficiency (32%) also lags behind the district (46%).

Compared to schools with similar poverty levels, Harmony's performance is mixed. In 4th grade math, it matches Monroe Elementary (49%), but in 5th grade math it trails both Monroe (35%) and Social Circle Elementary School (39%). The school spends a relatively high amount per student ($14,096), yet outcomes don't yet reflect that investment. On a positive note, Harmony's special education students perform relatively well compared to peers, and female students outperform male students. While the school faces real challenges, the recent upward trend in rankings and test scores suggests that efforts to improve are beginning to pay off.

666
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,096
Per pupil spending ?
81.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 934 Harmony Church Rd NE
       Monroe, GA  30655

(770) 267-6574

District: Walton County


Students who attend Harmony Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Carver Middle School
High:    Monroe Area High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.6%
White:
41.1%
Hispanic:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 12 pts below the Georgia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg52%
Georgia avg47%
705th of 1,222
Georgia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9Elementary Schools in the Walton County
41st of 202Walton County among Georgia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202637.6705 of 122242.3%★★☆☆☆
202528.3869 of 123829.8%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3766 of 123638.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.6837 of 122331.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.6860 of 122029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.1810 of 121433.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.7766 of 123437.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.2625 of 120948.3%★★☆☆☆
201744.1641 of 120546.8%★★☆☆☆
201634.9806 of 123334.6%★★☆☆☆
201540.9709 of 124042.8%★★☆☆☆
201436.2923 of 123125.0%★☆☆☆☆
201137.9868 of 121228.4%★☆☆☆☆
201047.8729 of 118338.4%★★☆☆☆
200821.9974 of 113414.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202633.1558 of 82932.7%★★☆☆☆
202519.8789 of 89211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202435.1557 of 87936.6%★★☆☆☆
202324.2699 of 87019.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.9612 of 87630.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202639.9656 of 118944.8%★★☆☆☆
202523.4958 of 122421.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6893 of 122327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202327.1884 of 121227.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.4882 of 120626.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202635.6752 of 118636.6%★★☆☆☆
202534.5764 of 122537.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.2642 of 122047.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.3776 of 121035.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.3820 of 120932.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202637.9277 of 46640.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202627.4537 of 70323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202521.0648 of 76915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3642 of 77216.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3656 of 77515.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3670 of 77914.0%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics40%-8 vs state
Science32%-12 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harmony Elementary School

Harmony Elementary School ranks 705th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Harmony Elementary School are 43% African American, 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Students who attend Harmony Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle School
High : Monroe Area High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Harmony Elementary School.

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Latest Georgia data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026
2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresAug 6, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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