Summary:
The Harmony Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 102nd out of 686 schools in 2023-2024 to 442nd out of 681 schools in 2024-2025, and its overall SchoolDigger rating is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Academically, Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments, as well as Keystone Exams in Algebra I and Literature, are generally lower than the state and district averages. However, the school performs better in the Keystone Biology exam, with a 66.7% proficiency rate compared to the state average of 49.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.4% is lower than the state average.
Despite its academic challenges, Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School has a small student population of only 83 students and a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 4.6, suggesting a high level of individual attention for students. However, the school has a very high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $24,639, which is significantly higher than the state average, potentially indicating a need for additional resources and support to address the challenges faced by the student population.
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