Harmony Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Occidental, California

Harmony Elementary in Occidental, California enrolled 71 students in 2024-25 with 4.2 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 41%

51 students in 2022-23, 60 students in 2023-24, 71 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 4.2.

Students enrolled at Harmony Elementary by school year2022-23: 51, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 710204060802022-23512023-24602024-2571
Students enrolled at Harmony Elementary by school year2022-23: 51, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 710204060802022-23512023-24602024-2571
Students enrolled at Harmony Elementary by school year2022-23: 51, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 710204060802022-23512023-24602024-2571
Students enrolled at Harmony Elementary by school year2022-23: 51, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 710204060802022-23512023-24602024-2571
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23513.017.0
2023-24603.318.3
2024-25714.216.8

16.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Harmony Elementary 16.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarmony Elementary 16.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Harmony Elementary 16.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarmony Elementary 16.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Harmony Elementary 16.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarmony Elementary 16.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Harmony Elementary 16.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHarmony Elementary 16.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 215 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harmony Elementary enrolled 43 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 215 of the 43 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent47.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.5% of students were White, 12.7% Hispanic, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.5%
  2. Hispanic12.7%
  3. Two or more races8.5%
  4. American Indian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Harmony Elementary

  1. Apple BlossomThe nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 305 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Oak Grove ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 91 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare Harmony Elementary with Apple BlossomStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harmony Union Elementary spends per student$31,492 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,492
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaHarmony Elementary is the number 5,683 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,683 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.16.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harmony Elementary

  1. How many students attend Harmony Elementary?
    71 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 51 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Occidental, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony Elementary?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harmony Elementary a Title I school?
    Harmony Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What district is Harmony Elementary in?
    Harmony Union Elementary, NCES district ID 0616620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061662002091 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22