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Enrollment
1,308
Combined
DISTRICT 1,307 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS·NCES 480027213908
Harmony School of Science - El Paso
1730 JOE BATTLE BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79928 · (915) 626-5086 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–10COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,308 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
915 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (104).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +63.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 63 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 4.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 - El Paso
Harmony School of Science - El Paso's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Science - El Paso this school | 1,308 | 70.0% | 53.2% |
| IDEA Travis Academy MIDLAND | 1,298 | 73.1% | 32.2% |
| Lamesa Schools LAMESA | 1,484 | 78.0% | 24.6% |
| Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School HOUSTON | 1,486 | 80.1% | 68.0% |
| Compass Rose Ingenuity SAN ANTONIO | 830 | 81.9% | 31.6% |
| Seagraves Schools SEAGRAVES | 525 | 80.2% | 27.3% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 - El Paso ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #48 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #46 of 218 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #36 of 218 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #52 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,308 | #6 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #124 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #123 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #64 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,308
+937 (+253%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,308 | 74.8 | 17.5:1 | 70% (915) |
| 2023-24 | 1,123 | 61 | 18.4:1 | 71% (792) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 49.2 | 15.8:1 | 64% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 70% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Science - El Paso.
About Harmony School of Science - El Paso
Federal records list Harmony School of Science - El Paso as a school serving multiple grade levels in EL PASO, Texas. Enrollment stands at 1,308 students, covering pre-K through 10. That puts enrollment 170% above the 485-student average for combined schools in Texas.
The district, HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS, has 5,687 students enrolled across 7 schools.
Roughly 87% of students at Harmony School of Science - El Paso are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% White and 4% Black. El Paso County residents are about 83% Hispanic, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Its ratio of 17.5:1 is based on 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1, 5.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Harmony School of Science - El Paso outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Harmony School of Science - El Paso is 9.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.2% versus 43.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
The county, El Paso County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 273 public schools and about 165,404 students.
Vista Del Futuro Charter School is about 0.6 miles from Harmony School of Science - El Paso, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Harmony School of Science - El Paso ranks 4th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Harmony School of Science - El Paso's location as Suburb: Large. Charter status: Harmony School of Science - El Paso is a public charter school.
Harmony School of Science - El Paso had 371 students in 2020-21 and 1,308 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
People who know Harmony School of Science - El Paso can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS
- Harmony School of Innovation - El PasoCombined · 1,306 students
- Harmony Science Academy (el Paso)High · 1,034 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - El PasoElementary · 682 students
- Harmony Science Academy - LubbockElementary · 559 students
- Harmony Science Academy - OdessaElementary · 541 students
- Harmony Science Academy - MidlandElementary · 257 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Del Futuro Charter School0.6 mi · 367
- Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School0.8 mi · 670
- Sierra Vista Steam Academy0.9 mi · 622
- John Drugan School1.1 mi · 990
- Americas High School1.4 mi · 2,049
- Helen Ball Elementary School1.4 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Science - El PasoWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony School of Science - El Paso?
Harmony School of Science - El Paso enrolls approximately 1,308 students in grades PK-10.
What age range does Harmony School of Science - El Paso serve?
Harmony School of Science - El Paso serves students from grade PK through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at Harmony School of Science - El Paso?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Harmony School of Science - El Paso.
How diverse is Harmony School of Science - El Paso?
Harmony School of Science - El Paso reports a student body of 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harmony School of Science - El Paso?
Harmony School of Science - El Paso is overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.