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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS·NCES 480024112574
Harmony School of Science - Austin
11800 STONEHOLLOW DR STE 100, AUSTIN, TX 78758 · (512) 821-1700 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
274 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harmony School of Science - Austin
Harmony School of Science - Austin's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Science - Austin this school | 486 | 56.4% | 55.0% |
| Riverchase Ele COPPELL | 496 | 53.8% | 56.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 340 | 51.5% | 50.4% |
| Coyote Ridge Elementary School CARROLLTON | 478 | 46.7% | 44.4% |
| Parkview Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 65.0% | 41.0% |
| Walnut Glen Academy for Excel GARLAND | 376 | 59.6% | 85.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harmony School of Science - Austin ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,062 of 4,401 | #46 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,820 of 4,466 ▼ 633 | #69 of 176 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,585 of 4,466 ▼ 569 | #72 of 176 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #998 of 3,998 | #38 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #2,661 of 4,938 | #101 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,871 of 4,622 | #148 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #127 of 4,628 | #6 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,298 of 4,789 | #101 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #2,354 of 2,838 | #104 of 120 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 28.6 | 17.0:1 | 56% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 61% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 56% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 31.3 | 16.6:1 | 45% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 42% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 29% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Science - Austin.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (519 to 486); teachers down 8% (31.3 to 28.6).
About Harmony School of Science - Austin
Harmony School of Science - Austin is a mid-sized elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas, that operates as a charter school. The school counted 486 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS, Harmony School of Science - Austin is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 4,647 students.
The largest group at Harmony School of Science - Austin is Hispanic students, at 31%. It is also 29% Asian, 21% Black, 17% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Travis County at about 33% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harmony School of Science - Austin scores 75%.
Its ratio of 17.0:1 is based on 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. In all, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Travis County average a similar 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harmony School of Science - Austin lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Harmony School of Science - Austin is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.0% actual, 49.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Travis County has 333 public schools with about 191,706 students, including Harmony School of Science - Austin.
Basis Austin Primary School is the nearest public school to Harmony School of Science - Austin, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Harmony School of Science - Austin, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harmony School of Science - Austin is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). Harmony School of Science - Austin is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
From 474 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 486 by 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS
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- Harmony Science Academy - Cedar ParkElementary · 742 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - AustinHigh · 497 students
- Harmony School of Innovation - AustinElementary · 374 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Basis Austin Primary School1.2 mi · 243
- Basis Austin1.2 mi · 155
- Summitt Elementary School1.4 mi · 764
- River Oaks Elementary School1.4 mi · 551
- Parmer Lane Elementary School1.4 mi · 488
- Cook Elementary School1.6 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Science - AustinWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony School of Science - Austin?
Harmony School of Science - Austin enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
Is Harmony School of Science - Austin an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony School of Science - Austin is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Science - Austin?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Science - Austin is approximately 17.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harmony School of Science - Austin?
Student demographics at Harmony School of Science - Austin are roughly 17% White, 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Harmony School of Science - Austin in?
Harmony School of Science - Austin is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.