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What's something HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
759
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS·NCES 480029212536
Harmony Science Academy - Garland
2302 FIREWHEEL PKWY, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 212-4777 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
467 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (115).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 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 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 - Garland
Harmony Science Academy - Garland's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Garland this school | 759 | 61.5% | 49.5% |
| Wilshire Elementary School EULESS | 681 | 64.5% | 65.7% |
| Chisholm Ridge FORT WORTH | 623 | 60.7% | 37.9% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Plano PLANO | 627 | 57.6% | 58.0% |
| Trinity Lakes Elementary School FORT WORTH | 657 | 61.6% | 52.3% |
| Harmony School of Achievement - Houston HOUSTON | 694 | 70.9% | 64.8% |
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 Science Academy - Garland ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,468 of 4,401 | #90 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,720 of 4,466 ▲ 165 | #125 of 429 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,312 of 4,466 ▲ 74 | #93 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,102 of 3,998 | #85 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #598 of 4,938 | #37 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,407 of 4,622 | #320 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #76 of 4,628 | #8 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #3,043 of 4,789 | #357 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #463 of 1,307 | #40 of 118 |
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
759
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
+80% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
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 | 759 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 62% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 45.7 | 16.3:1 | 71% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 48.5 | 15.0:1 | 69% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 60% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 44.2 | 14.5:1 | 47% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 43% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Science Academy - Garland.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (642 to 759); teachers up 6% (44.2 to 47).
About Harmony Science Academy - Garland
Harmony Science Academy - Garland is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in GARLAND. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 759 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 46% higher.
In HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS, 16 schools enroll a combined 11,042 students.
The student body at Harmony Science Academy - Garland has no majority group. Black students lead at 28%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 19% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Harmony Science Academy - Garland has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Harmony Science Academy - Garland's results are 2.1 points above predicted: 49.5% against 47.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
The closest school to Harmony Science Academy - Garland is Harmony School of Innovation - Garland, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 49.5% is above the 44.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Harmony Science Academy - Garland in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Harmony Science Academy - Garland is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 759, from 723 in 2020-21.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
- Harmony Science Academy- Fort WorthElementary · 1,232 students
- Harmony Science Academy - DallasCombined · 1,110 students
- Harmony School of Innovation - Fort WorthHigh · 947 students
- Harmony School of Innovation- EulessElementary · 708 students
- Harmony Science Academy - EulessHigh · 659 students
- Harmony School of Innovation - GarlandHigh · 658 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony School of Innovation - Garland0.1 mi · 658
- Northlake Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
- Vernal Lister Elementary School1.0 mi · 586
- Weaver Elementary School1.3 mi · 460
- Back Elementary School1.6 mi · 402
- Norma Dorsey Elementary School1.6 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony Science Academy - GarlandHow many students attend Harmony Science Academy - Garland?
Harmony Science Academy - Garland enrolls approximately 759 students in grades PK-06.
Is Harmony Science Academy - Garland an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony Science Academy - Garland is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony Science Academy - Garland?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony Science Academy - Garland is approximately 16.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harmony Science Academy - Garland?
At Harmony Science Academy - Garland, the student body is approximately 23% White, 27% Hispanic, 28% Black, 19% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Science Academy - Garland in?
Harmony Science Academy - Garland is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS.
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