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Harmony Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
572nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 62% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Harmony Elementary is a PK–5 school in Harmony, North Carolina, serving 371 students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. The school holds a solid 3-star rating, ranking in the 62nd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools. Over 99% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making Harmony a very high-poverty rural school — yet one that consistently outperforms many less-poor schools nearby.

Harmony's greatest strengths are math, science, and supporting students who face the biggest barriers. On recent state exams, math proficiency exceeded district and state averages at every grade level, with 3rd graders posting a 75% proficiency rate. Fifth-grade science is even more impressive, with roughly 75–77% of students scoring proficient in the past two years — about 15 points above the state average. The school also earns strong results for its low-income students, gifted learners, female students, and special education students. Its gifted program ranked in the 96th percentile statewide in 2025-26. Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from nearly 37% a few years ago to about 16% — well below the state average of 24%. Notably, Harmony outperforms more economically diverse neighbors like Mocksville Elementary (41st percentile) and William R. Davie Elementary (36th percentile).

Reading is Harmony's biggest area for growth, especially in 4th and 5th grades, where proficiency trails district and state averages. While 3rd-grade reading is roughly in line with state norms, upper-grade literacy is the main factor holding the school back from a higher ranking. A nearby high-poverty school, Cool Spring Elementary — also in Iredell-Statesville Schools — ranks at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, showing that poverty is not a ceiling and that Harmony has a clear path forward. If upper-grade reading scores can climb to match the school's strong math and science results, Harmony is well positioned to become a genuinely high-performing school.

371
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 139 Harmony School Road
       Harmony, NC  28634-9597

(980) 781-3058

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools


Students who attend Harmony Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    North Iredell Middle
High:    North Iredell High
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.3%
Hispanic:
26.7%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg61%
North Carolina avg61%
572nd of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 38% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
121st of 246Iredell-Statesville Schools among North Carolina 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 rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202660.2572 of 149261.7%★★★☆☆
202565.6475 of 149068.1%★★★☆☆
202461.8547 of 150563.7%★★★☆☆
202353.2714 of 150252.5%★★★☆☆
202261.5558 of 151463.1%★★★☆☆
202167.5435 of 148970.8%★★★★☆
201964.6495 of 147366.4%★★★☆☆
201870.7386 of 143473.1%★★★★☆
201772.8354 of 142975.2%★★★★☆
201664.9481 of 142566.2%★★★☆☆
201560.0570 of 144060.4%★★★☆☆
201438.9866 of 139037.7%★★☆☆☆
201329.51041 of 140325.8%★☆☆☆☆
201234.01032 of 138825.6%★☆☆☆☆
201130.31064 of 138123.0%★☆☆☆☆
201047.6813 of 136340.4%★★☆☆☆
200949.1781 of 135442.3%★★☆☆☆
200869.1366 of 132472.4%★★★★☆
200773.3290 of 129377.6%★★★★☆
200667.3383 of 127670.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202648.7223 of 51957.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202665.9434 of 144770.0%★★★★☆
202574.9286 of 145180.3%★★★★☆
202461.5527 of 145563.8%★★★☆☆
202362.1518 of 145964.5%★★★☆☆
202261.7520 of 145864.3%★★★☆☆
202171.5340 of 144076.4%★★★★☆
201953.8679 of 142452.3%★★★☆☆
201865.6468 of 140566.7%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202669.231 of 74395.8%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202651.0471 of 98152.0%★★★☆☆
202560.8312 of 96167.5%★★★☆☆
202458.6336 of 95164.7%★★★☆☆
202359.3311 of 91566.0%★★★☆☆
202267.3207 of 89376.8%★★★★☆
202184.871 of 84391.6%★★★★★
201976.3128 of 86585.2%★★★★☆
201870.5188 of 85177.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202675.6224 of 143484.4%★★★★☆
202572.5271 of 143781.1%★★★★☆
202469.3336 of 145076.8%★★★★☆
202359.9494 of 143765.6%★★★☆☆
202278.2167 of 136687.8%★★★★☆
202183.8109 of 132991.8%★★★★★
201973.6253 of 136181.4%★★★★☆
201881.1142 of 133289.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202653.0668 of 145154.0%★★★☆☆
202552.8671 of 145053.7%★★★☆☆
202460.3559 of 146461.8%★★★☆☆
202342.2882 of 146139.6%★★☆☆☆
202259.0584 of 146460.1%★★★☆☆
202162.6503 of 144465.2%★★★☆☆
201973.2319 of 143077.7%★★★★☆
201874.3311 of 141378.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202558.0239 of 82170.9%★★★★☆
202465.4165 of 80179.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202646.3651 of 114643.2%★★☆☆☆
202554.4531 of 117254.7%★★★☆☆
202452.2572 of 116650.9%★★★☆☆
202337.2809 of 118331.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.8762 of 119436.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.5596 of 117249.1%★★☆☆☆
201955.3526 of 118355.5%★★★☆☆
201861.8456 of 117861.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+34 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Science75%+7 vs state
Mathematics71%+8 vs state
Reading53%-3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Harmony Elementary.

Students at Harmony Elementary are 62% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Harmony Elementary ranks 572nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Harmony Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Iredell Middle
High : North Iredell High

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Latest North Carolina data All new data »
2017–18 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 2, 2026
2025–26 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 2, 2026
2016–17 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 3, 2025
2024–25 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 3, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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