Harmony School, Logan AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Harmony School

Harmony School in Logan, Alabama, is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It sits under the Cullman County district, but it is the only school in Logan. Logan is a small, rural unincorporated community in Cullman County. The land is overwhelmingly residential with very little commercial activity; the ZIP code area has only a handful of businesses and a very low population density. There is no downtown or pedestrian grid. Residents commute to the nearby city of Cullman for most services and employment. The community has a notable historic landmark, the Shady Grove Methodist Church, but no public parks, libraries, or transit systems were identified within Logan itself. Available data on housing shows a modest valuation, and the affordability picture suggests that home prices are manageable relative to national benchmarks, though the school’s data alone does not offer county-level detail.

This is a small school. Its enrollment is concentrated in the early and middle grades, and it draws an almost entirely white student population. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, marking the school as serving a community with lower household income than many other settings.

State testing results from the most recent school year show a clear pattern. In English language arts, the school posts solid proficiency rates at most grade levels, particularly from fourth grade upward. This is a strength. Across all tested grades, the overall ELA proficiency rate sits well above the school’s showing in math, where proficiency rates are soft, especially in the later grades. Seventh-grade math, in particular, shows a very low share of students meeting the state benchmark. Science results fall between these two subjects, with a stronger showing at eighth grade than at fourth. The school’s overall proficiency index, combining results across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile when compared to the handful of school districts operating in Cullman County. That comparison should be read with the understanding that only two other districts are in the county, so a quartile label is meaningful but covers a narrow field.

Because Harmony School does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. State testing data is limited to the grades it serves, and the school offers no high school pathways such as Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, or career-technical courses. Those offerings would be irrelevant to its grade band. Missing data on student discipline, chronic absenteeism, and special education and English learner counts means a parent cannot evaluate those dimensions from this evidence alone. A family interested in those aspects would need to follow up with the school or district directly.

For a parent considering this school, the picture is that of a small, rural, elementary and middle school serving a largely homogeneous student body, where a high share of families face economic need. The academic profile is mixed: English language arts is a clear strong point, while math achievement lags, particularly in middle school. A family that values a tight-knit rural school and sees a solid reading and writing foundation may find it a good fit. A family concerned about math outcomes or seeking a broader array of program options typical of a larger district would want to investigate further. Without high school grades, a family will also need to plan for where their child will attend after eighth grade.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 44% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 43% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 37% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 68% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 63% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 75% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 62% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 58% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 64% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 48% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 48% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolCullman County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.