Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio

Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio is a charter school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the growing Alamo Ranch area of San Antonio. The school operates as part of Harmony Public Schools - South Texas, a network with an expanding footprint in the region. Its enrollment is small, with roughly balanced grade distribution and a population that is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged.

The student body reflects San Antonio's demographics and economic conditions. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial composition is heavily Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black, White, Asian, and multiracial students. Data on special education enrollment and English learner designation was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves those populations.

On state testing in 2023-24, the school's proficiency rates show mixed performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, third graders performed strongest with about half reaching proficiency, while fourth graders showed notably lower performance at a third of students. Fifth grade returned to around half reaching proficiency. Math proficiency was lower overall, with third grade at about a quarter proficient, fifth grade at about a third proficient. Fourth grade math data came from a very small sample. Science proficiency in fifth grade sat at about a quarter of students. Across these results, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Bexar County districts, but a parent should recognize these numbers as modest and ask the school about its approach to improving outcomes, especially in math.

A point of uncertainty: the school did not report participation rates, so it is unclear whether all tested students completed the assessments. Parents may want to verify testing participation at the school level.

Charter status means the school operates under a different accountability and governance structure than traditional public schools. The school is new to the Alamo Ranch neighborhood as of 2025-26, part of Harmony's expansion into San Antonio, and it shares a location and mission-driven approach with a broader network of Harmony schools operating across South Texas.

Housing in the 78227 zip code where the school sits shows median home values modest relative to state benchmarks and reflecting the area's working- and middle-class character. Rents in the zip code are similarly modest. The broader San Antonio region has been experiencing rapid growth and development, particularly in suburban areas like Alamo Ranch and Stone Oak, with significant new construction of both market-rate and affordable housing.

Harmony as a district has been introducing structured approaches to artificial intelligence in classrooms, positioning teaching and student reasoning as central rather than treating AI as a shortcut. The district also expanded into early learning and launched workforce-aligned programs, including a newly funded Licensed Vocational Nurse training track in its Brownsville location. These systemwide initiatives shape the pedagogical context families encounter.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 42% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 20% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 47% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 0% · ▲ 53 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 19% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above 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 5Lower-income50%Higher-income67%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income44%7 pp gap