Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center is an elementary school in Farmington, Iowa, serving 189 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Van Buren County Community School District, which is ranked 208 out of 309 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school has a predominantly white student population, with over 94% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity seen in nearby schools like Harlan Elementary (75% white) and Lincoln Elementary (79.62% white). Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center has shown mixed performance on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP), with strengths in some areas, such as 84.2% of 3rd graders being proficient or better in mathematics, but struggles in others, like the 32.1% proficiency rate in 4th grade English Language Arts.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.14% to 68.79% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.1 to 13.6 over the past three school years. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 292 out of 567 Iowa elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 467 out of 557 in 2023-2024, suggesting its performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state.
Students at Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.
Students who attend Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center usually go on to attend:High : Van Buren County Community Middle & High School
In the 2022-23 school year, 189 students attended Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center.
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Iowa elementary schools.
Van Buren County Community School District