Harmony Science Acad (san Antonio), San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Harmony Science Acad (san Antonio)

Harmony Science Academy in San Antonio is a charter school serving middle and high school students (grades 6 through 12) and educating a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school's enrollment is small to moderate, concentrated in the upper grades. The school's parent organization, Harmony Public Schools, is a multistate charter operator with roots in the Rio Grande Valley that has been expanding its San Antonio footprint with new campuses in recent years.

The academic performance picture is uneven. In the tested elementary grades that feed the school (grades 3 through 5), proficiency in math and English language arts hovers in the low range, with math proficiency particularly weak in grade 3. This is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school, since students entering this campus from earlier grades will have seen only modest attainment. As students move into the middle grades the school serves, the pattern shifts. Grade 7 shows a sharp dip in math proficiency, which stands out as notably lower. By grade 8, however, math performance recovers substantially, with proficiency approaching a clear majority. English language arts improves more gradually across the middle grades and remains in the moderate range. Science proficiency at grade 5 and 8 sits in the low-to-moderate range. Social studies at grade 8 is a particular weak point, with proficiency in that subject significantly lower than in other tested areas.

The school's overall proficiency index, which averages performance across all tested subjects and grades, places it above the midpoint among districts in Bexar County. This is a genuine strength and suggests that despite pockets of lower attainment, the school's combined profile is reasonably competitive within its regional context.

No graduation rate, chronic absenteeism data, or specific information about special populations (students with disabilities, English learners) was available in the data provided. The school's website and district resources would be the place to seek that information. The school does carry the "science" designation in its name, though specific course offerings, AP availability, or career and technical programs were not detailed in the available information.

San Antonio itself is a fast-growing metro anchored by healthcare, military, and higher education, with a downtown core along the River Walk and expanding suburban areas like Alamo Ranch. Housing values in the school's zip code are below the Texas state benchmark and rents are moderately priced. The parent district has opened a new San Antonio campus serving grades 3-9 in the growing Alamo Ranch area for the 2025-26 school year with specialized programs in medical, engineering, and computer science, and has launched a Licensed Vocational Nurse training program through a state grant, signaling investment in career pathways. The district has also introduced a "Human Core Initiative" emphasizing deep student thinking alongside artificial intelligence use, a pedagogical shift that could shape classroom experience.

For a family considering this school, the key trade-off is between moderate but inconsistent proficiency results (especially in the early-middle grades and in certain subjects) and membership in a charter network that is actively investing in program expansion and instructional innovation in the region. This school may appeal to families seeking an alternative to traditional public school structures and who are willing to engage closely around academic progress, particularly in the transition years to high school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 83 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 35%

School 5% · District 28% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 22% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

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

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 32% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 76%

School 6% · District 33% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 54% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 20% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 47% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 0% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 46% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 53% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 19% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 42% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 24% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS, same grade

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-income32%Higher-income22%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income58%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income39%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income48%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income59%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income48%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income5%Higher-income6%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income42%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income52%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income35%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income63%Higher-income77%14 pp gap