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Schools in Harmony Township · North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District

Harmony Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Indiana districts

In Harmony Township, 55% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Harmony Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 17 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 18 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 11% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,455 students on the public path
In brief

Harmony Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1027 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harmony Township’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,167 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harmony Township’s grade

A Test scoresC+ Graduation

A: better than 89% of Indiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1027)Better than 94%
Towns in Posey County (10)Better than 40%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 755 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Harmony Township anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Harmony Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (755 in math, 755 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harmony Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Harmony Township’s public schools are run by North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District, which also serves Bethel, Center, Cynthiana and Griffin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,455 students · 13.5 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,167IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 41.3% · 755 students tested
Math55%
State average 37.5% · 755 students tested

Harmony Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Harmony Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harmony TownshipANorth Posey County Schools Metropolitan
RobbANorth Posey County Schools Metropolitan
Lynn—Mount Vernon Metropolitan
CenterANorth Posey County Schools Metropolitan

2 of the 3 neighbors share North Posey County Schools Metropolitan with Harmony Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Hawthorne, IL and Phillips, IL border Harmony Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Harmony Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harmony Townshipin other towns
South Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wadesville
A+
404 students15:1Rate it →
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Poseyville
A
364 students13:1Rate it →
North Posey High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Poseyville
A
453 students14:1Rate it →
North Posey Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Poseyville
A−
234 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Harmony Township’s schools

Are Harmony Township’s schools good?

By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Harmony Township children attend outscore 89% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harmony Township in?

North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,455 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Harmony Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Harmony Township spend per student?

$12,167 in North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.