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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS·NCES 480024109409
Harmony Science Academy - Austin
930 E RUNDBERG LN, AUSTIN, TX 78753 · (512) 835-7900 · Travis County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
731 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
15%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
28.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 50.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 52.0% |
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 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Science Academy - Austin
Harmony Science Academy - Austin's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin this school | 754 | 96.9% | 24.7% |
| David Crockett Academy SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 96.4% | 17.7% |
| IDEA Academy DONNA | 744 | 97.3% | 36.1% |
| Julian T Saldivar Elementary School DALLAS | 755 | 98.8% | 24.6% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School HOUSTON | 836 | 96.7% | 43.4% |
| Buffalo Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 741 | 96.9% | 30.6% |
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 Science Academy - Austin ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #4,069 of 4,401 | #132 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,087 of 4,466 ▲ 80 | #142 of 176 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,324 of 4,466 ▼ 51 | #161 of 176 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,110 of 3,998 | #46 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #620 of 4,938 | #13 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,339 of 4,622 | #136 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #3,938 of 4,628 | #167 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #283 of 4,789 | #3 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.4% | #345 of 1,307 | #16 of 36 |
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
754
+79 (+12%) vs 2020
+125% since 2010-11, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 754 | 46.9 | 16.1:1 | 97% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 98% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 46.6 | 14.7:1 | 98% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 96% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 47.4 | 12.9:1 | 50% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 86% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 81% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Science Academy - Austin.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (611 to 754); teachers down 1% (47.4 to 46.9).
About Harmony Science Academy - Austin
Harmony Science Academy - Austin is a medium-sized elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas, under HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS. The school's 754 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 45% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS has 7 schools and 4,647 students, and Harmony Science Academy - Austin is one of those schools.
About 92% of the student body at Harmony Science Academy - Austin is Hispanic. Other students are 4% White and 2% Black. By comparison, Travis County residents are about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Harmony Science Academy - Austin total 46.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 731 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 97%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Travis County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Harmony Science Academy - Austin receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Harmony Science Academy - Austin is 32.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.7%.
Travis County has about 1,330,015 residents, and the median household income is $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Harmony Science Academy - Austin, Travis County has 332 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory, about 0.3 miles away. Harmony Science Academy - Austin is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Harmony Science Academy - Austin's average proficiency of 24.7% compares with 32.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment has grown by 79 students since 2020-21, to 754.
Community posts for Harmony Science Academy - Austin can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS
- Harmony School of Endeavor AustinCombined · 1,000 students
- Harmony Science Academy-PflugervilleHigh · 794 students
- Harmony Science Academy - Cedar ParkElementary · 742 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - AustinHigh · 497 students
- Harmony School of Science - AustinElementary · 486 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
- IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory0.3 mi · 790
- IDEA Rundberg Academy0.3 mi · 694
- Dobie Middle School0.4 mi · 512
- Guerrero Thompson0.6 mi · 548
- Barrington Elementary School0.7 mi · 405
- Cedars International Academy0.9 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Science Academy - AustinWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Science Academy - Austin?
Harmony Science Academy - Austin enrolls approximately 754 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Harmony Science Academy - Austin serve?
Harmony Science Academy - Austin serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Harmony Science Academy - Austin have?
Harmony Science Academy - Austin employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Harmony Science Academy - Austin?
Student demographics at Harmony Science Academy - Austin are roughly 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Science Academy - Austin in?
Harmony Science Academy - 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.