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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS·NCES 480024113430
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park
12200 ANDERSON MILL RD, AUSTIN, TX 78726 · (512) 494-5151 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
137 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
60%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
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 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 | 58.0% | 22.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 - Cedar Park
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park this school | 742 | 18.5% | 70.7% |
| Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School MCKINNEY | 744 | 9.3% | N/A |
| Anderson Elementary School PLANO | 748 | 10.7% | 78.7% |
| Gulledge Elementary School PLANO | 692 | 13.3% | 77.5% |
| La Villita Elementary School IRVING | 702 | 25.4% | 61.5% |
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School RICHMOND | 924 | 23.2% | 75.5% |
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 - Cedar Park ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #293 of 4,401 | #17 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #278 of 4,466 ▼ 6 | #19 of 176 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #250 of 4,466 ▼ 70 | #30 of 176 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #853 of 3,998 | #37 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #670 of 4,938 | #17 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #4,377 of 4,622 | #160 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,435 of 4,628 | #49 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #4,474 of 4,789 | #138 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +65.6% | #59 of 1,307 | #6 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
742
+69 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 742 | 38.9 | 19.1:1 | 18% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 38.8 | 18.0:1 | 23% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 40.7 | 16.6:1 | 26% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 27% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 30.7 | 14.6:1 | 31% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park.
Since 2017-18: students up 66% (448 to 742); teachers up 26% (30.7 to 38.9).
About Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park
Located in AUSTIN, Texas, Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 742 students in 2024-25. The school is 43% above the average for elementary schools in Texas.
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS has 7 schools and 4,647 students, and Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is 60% Asian. Next come 15% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 8% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, giving a ratio of 19.1:1. The school's 19.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 36 points.
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is 4.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.7%. Predicted: 65.8%.
For Travis County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $99,611 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Travis County number 333, with about 191,706 students.
Cypress Elementary School is the nearest public school to Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 70.7% is above the 63.3% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
A 10% increase took enrollment from 673 in 2020-21 to 742 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.7:1 to 19.1:1.
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 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
- Cypress Elementary School0.5 mi · 506
- Purple Sage Elementary School0.7 mi · 502
- Cedar Park High School1.1 mi · 2,155
- Cedar Park Middle School1.1 mi · 1,365
- Pauline Naumann Elementary School1.2 mi · 473
- Noel Grisham Middle School1.5 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Science Academy - Cedar ParkWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park?
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park serve?
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park have?
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park?
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park reports a student body of 15% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 60% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park public or private?
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS.
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