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Harmony Grove Elementary

Public Grades K-5

895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Harmony Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving 473 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. Despite its relatively high per-student spending of around $19,500, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, with proficiency rates in MCAS assessments significantly below the Framingham district and state averages.

Harmony Grove Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools for White, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, and in the bottom 30-40% for African American and English Language Learner students. The school's performance for Special Education and Homeless students is also in the bottom 30-40% of schools, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Framingham district, such as Miriam F. McCarthy School and Barbieri Elementary, as well as schools in the neighboring Ashland and Natick districts, such as David Mindess, Bennett-Hemenway, and Brown, outperform Harmony Grove by a wide margin, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be specific to its own context.

453

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,453

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

169 Leland Street
Framingham, MA 01701-7463

(508) 626-9164

District: Framingham

Students who attend Harmony Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cameron Middle School
	Fuller Middle
	Walsh Middle
High:	Framingham High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

White:

6.6%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg41%

895^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Framingham

306^th of 348Framingham among Massachusetts 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	895 of 906	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	896 of 916	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	911 of 928	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	922 of 932	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	921 of 936	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	927 of 942	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	905 of 934	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	917 of 938	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	914 of 932	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	859 of 914	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	888 of 926	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	890 of 928	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	906 of 930	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	817 of 924	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	788 of 920	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	729 of 909	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	669 of 908	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	731 of 911	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	622 of 911	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.0	641 of 887	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.4	515 of 882	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.8	450 of 884	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	111 of 167	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	147 of 173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	118 of 174	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	607 of 672	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	585 of 632	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	587 of 665	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	601 of 656	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	206 of 281	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	260 of 282	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	187 of 264	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	243 of 267	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	197 of 240	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	238 of 258	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	148 of 244	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	864 of 869	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	883 of 886	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	884 of 887	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	900 of 901	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	888 of 898	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	897 of 902	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	862 of 893	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	440 of 458	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	437 of 446	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	406 of 420	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	391 of 401	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	350 of 379	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	374 of 398	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	329 of 379	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	718 of 736	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	736 of 760	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	736 of 757	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	752 of 772	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	666 of 705	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	658 of 700	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	648 of 685	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	864 of 884	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	847 of 891	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	858 of 896	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	878 of 908	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	879 of 904	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	865 of 907	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	859 of 898	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	639 of 717	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	703 of 731	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	657 of 703	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	889 of 905	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	864 of 894	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	867 of 896	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	829 of 886	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.3	915 of 925	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	342 of 399	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	713 of 737	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	745 of 753	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	759 of 762	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	763 of 764	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	764 of 765	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	778 of 780	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	768 of 772	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)34th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+25 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)14th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-33 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

Science5%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Harmony Grove Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Harmony Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	169 Leland Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9164	453	41	10.9		30 (6.6%)	25 (5.5%)	384 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	4.8	895^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.2%		6.1	896^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.2%	1	13.8	7.1	4.9	8.5	10.3	1.4	9.8	6.9	4.9	4.9	$23,453
Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	494	39	12.6		264 (53.4%)	14 (2.8%)	75 (15.2%)	110 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	86.6	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.1	182^nd of 916 public elementary schools	80.1%	72	69.5	62.6		66.5	66.7	60.4		64.0			$19,667
Miriam F McCarthy School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9161	490	45	10.8		120 (24.5%)	36 (7.3%)	293 (59.8%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	11.7	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.7	881^st of 916 public elementary schools	3.8%	50	18.3	19.4	17.7	18.5	12.7	21.0	14.5	15.9	19.4	19.4	$23,972
Barbieri Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dudley Rd	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9187	671	51	13.2		97 (14.5%)	9 (1.3%)	542 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	9	858^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.3%		11.1	852^nd of 916 public elementary schools	7.0%	6	9.6	18.3	20.0	15.9	9.4	12.5	11.0	11.0	16.0	16.0	$21,423
Pine Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Pine Hill Lane	Sherborn	01770	Middlesex County	Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 655-0630	397	38	10.5		299 (75.3%)	16 (4.0%)	19 (4.8%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	89.1	82^nd of 906 public elementary schools	90.9%		81.7	159^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.6%	77	77.3	67.2	64.5	69.8	70.7	54.7	72.0	66.4	72.0	72.0	$21,952
Henry E Warren Elementary	Public	K-2	73 Fruit Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0188	584	47	12.5		281 (48.1%)	17 (2.9%)	130 (22.3%)	132 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)											$17,623
David Mindess	Public	3-5	90 Concord Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0166	670	52	12.8		343 (51.2%)	21 (3.1%)	128 (19.1%)	149 (22.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	66.6	314^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.3%		67.9	302^nd of 916 public elementary schools	67.0%	12	49.3	50.9	42.7	47.9	50.7	52.1	56.8	53.0	55.8	55.8	$16,979
Bennett-Hemenway	Public	K-4	22 East Evergreen Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6580	504	39	13.0		333 (66.1%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	71 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	79.2	189^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.1%		80.3	180^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.3%	9	53.8	67.4		59.8	56.7	64.6		60.2			$20,938
Charlotte A Dunning	Public	K-5	48 Frost Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9155	436	35	12.4		192 (44.0%)	21 (4.8%)	172 (39.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	28.9	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.4	593^rd of 916 public elementary schools	35.3%	52	30.1	43.3	31.2	34.5	25.0	33.3	18.3	25.5	29.5	29.5	$24,195
Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 626-9143	359	36	9.9		89 (24.8%)	42 (11.7%)	199 (55.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	13.5	803^rd of 906 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.6	793^rd of 916 public elementary schools	13.4%	10	17.8	22.0	18.5	19.5	15.6	24.5	13.0	17.6	22.2	22.2	$26,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Harmony Grove Elementary

What district is Harmony Grove Elementary in?

Framingham

How many students attend Harmony Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Harmony Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harmony Grove Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Cameron Middle School
Middle : Fuller Middle
Middle : Walsh Middle
High : Framingham High School

Is Harmony Grove Elementary a good school?

Harmony Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harmony Grove Elementary?

Students at Harmony Grove Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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