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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO

4401 SAN FRANCISCO AVE BLD B, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 791-0007 · Webb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Enrollment
671
High
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
594 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
185
Grade 10
186
Grade 11
156
Grade 12
144
Student demographics
White
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
670100%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 54%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
38157%
Female
29043%

School pathway

Feeds from
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO0608HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE- SAN ANTONIOPK08
Based on grade levels within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +63.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 63 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
671
+314 (+88%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.7:1
% White
0%
was 12%
% Hispanic
100%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO

HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO operates as a cozy four-year high school in LAREDO, Texas, one of the schools within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS. Current enrollment sits at 671 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO is one of 9 schools operated by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS, a district that enrolls 4,807 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.2%; HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO posts 67.0%, +31.8 points above that line.

Around the school, Webb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Webb County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students), of which HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO is one.

The closest other public school is HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 88%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 671 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 87% to 100% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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Webb County at a glance

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Population
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students

Quick facts

School name
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO
District
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS
Address
4401 SAN FRANCISCO AVE BLD B, LAREDO, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 791-0007
County
Webb County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
671
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
594 (89%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480026613428
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO
How many students attend HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO enrolls approximately 671 students in grades 09-12.
Is HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO.
How diverse is HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO is overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS in Webb County.
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