Harmony Magnet Academy

Harmony Magnet Academy, a low-enrollment senior high in Strathmore, California, overseen by Porterville Unified, educates 509 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Porterville Unified runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,893 students. Harmony Magnet Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Harmony Magnet Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 19% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harmony Magnet Academy sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.0%; actual is 69.7%, +33.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Tulare County shows median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Harmony Magnet Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Strathmore High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harmony Magnet Academy. On composite proficiency, Harmony Magnet Academy comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Harmony Magnet Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 68% to 73% over that span.

On this page, members of the Harmony Magnet Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.