Harmony School of Science - Austin, Austin TX

Original Research by School Decision on Harmony School of Science - Austin

Harmony School of Science - Austin is a public charter school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in the northeast part of Austin. The school enrolls a modest population spread across seven grade levels, with an enrollment that is economically mixed and racially diverse: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, while the student body reflects meaningful representation across Asian, Hispanic, Black, and white populations.

The school's academic results are mixed across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, performance varies considerably. Third-grade students show stronger results, while fourth graders sit closer to the middle of the distribution, and fifth graders achieve notably higher proficiency. Mathematics proficiency is similarly variable, tracking around the midpoint across grades three and four, with data limitations at the fifth-grade level. In science, tested only at fifth grade, results fall below the midpoint. An older social studies result from middle grades showed stronger attainment, though that data predates the school's current elementary configuration. Across all tested subjects at the school, the trend data shows that the share of students meeting Texas standards sits around the midpoint, with only a smaller share demonstrating mastery-level performance.

Within Travis County's districts, this school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning it outperforms most district-level peers in the county on the subjects and grades tested. This is a notable strength given the economically and linguistically diverse population served.

The school operates as part of Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas, a charter network. No data was available on recent district-level strategic priorities or program expansions that might affect this campus, so that context was omitted. The school's location in northeast Austin places families in a rapidly growing metro region where housing values are above state and national benchmarks, though rents are also elevated. Austin itself is a major tech and government hub anchored by the University of Texas and the state capitol, with ongoing dense residential and commercial development.

Because the school serves only early elementary grades, there is no high school completion data, and state testing covers only grades three through five. English language learner and special education enrollment counts were not available. For families considering this school, understanding its enrollment composition and the range of results across grades would be worthwhile starting points for further conversations with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 354%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 54% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 58% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 57% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 67% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 0% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 27% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 57 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income66%Higher-income62%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income63%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income81%Higher-income94%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income95%Higher-income97%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income100%Higher-income93%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income51%Higher-income58%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income56%36 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income74%Higher-income94%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income90%Higher-income89%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income89%Higher-income88%1 pp gap