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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO
As an average-sized junior high in LAREDO, Texas, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO educates 659 students from grades 6 through 8, run under HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS.
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,807 students; HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO is among them.
In terms of who attends, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).
On the income-and-resources front, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Webb County (around 83%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.6%; actual is 49.8%, +16.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, census data for Webb County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
The closest other public school is HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - LAREDO, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO operates from a city-core location. HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LAREDO has ticked up 12%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 659 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 72% to 100%.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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