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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND

2302 FIREWHEEL PKWY, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 212-4777 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
Enrollment
759
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 519
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
Pre-K
23
Kindergarten
76
Grade 1
97
Grade 2
113
Grade 3
110
Grade 4
106
Grade 5
119
Grade 6
115
Student demographics
White
17323%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
20827%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Black
21028%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 13%
Asian
14519%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 6%
Two+
223%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
39452%
Female
36548%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +29.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
759
+117 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.5:1
% White
23%
was 31%
% Hispanic
27%
was 24%
% Black
28%
was 33%
% Asian
19%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in GARLAND, Texas, one of the schools within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS, with 759 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 46% bigger than typical.

Across the 16 schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS (11,042 students total), HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND logs that 28% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 23% White, 19% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 48.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - GARLAND, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND has expanded 18%, going from 642 students in 2018 to 759 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 10% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND
District
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
Address
2302 FIREWHEEL PKWY, GARLAND, TX 75040
Phone
(972) 212-4777
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
759
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
467 (62%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480029212536
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - GARLAND
How 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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