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Harmony Magnet Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 96% of California high schools

Summary

Harmony Magnet Academy is a standout public high school (grades 9-12) serving 509 students in Strathmore, California, within the generally lower-performing Porterville Unified district.

The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of all California high schools, with academic proficiency rates that are more than double the district average in English, math, and science. It boasts a near-perfect 99.1% graduation rate and exceptionally low chronic absenteeism. This excellence is consistent across student subgroups and has been sustained for nearly a decade, demonstrating a powerful and effective "magnet" model.

The performance gap with nearby schools is striking, especially compared to Strathmore High located just a tenth of a mile away, which has significantly lower rankings and proficiency rates. Harmony also far outperforms the next best school in the area, Lindsay Senior High in the Lindsay Unified district. This makes Harmony a remarkable success story, achieving top-tier results while serving a student population with similar economic backgrounds to other local schools.

509

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,042

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19429 Road 228
Strathmore, CA 93267

(559) 568-0347

District: Porterville Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

19.1%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg32%

California avg41%

94^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Porterville Unified

978^th of 1,543Porterville Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	94 of 2162	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	91 of 2159	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	135 of 2170	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	123 of 2123	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	216 of 1290	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.7	65 of 2133	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	90 of 2017	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	98 of 2021	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	60 of 2039	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	140 of 1994	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	102 of 2426	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.2	100 of 2354	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	112 of 2367	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	70.8	272 of 2281	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	164 of 1906	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	245 of 1915	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	198 of 1915	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	246 of 1858	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	383 of 1054	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.0	111 of 1833	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	263 of 1760	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	41 of 1900	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	35 of 1902	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	51 of 1917	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	39 of 1861	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	24 of 1814	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	45 of 1742	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	62 of 2013	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	61 of 2026	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	77 of 2030	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	60 of 1943	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	98 of 1126	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	25 of 1937	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	62 of 1862	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	72 of 1942	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	54 of 1948	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	104 of 1963	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	62 of 1916	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	78 of 1122	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	57 of 1880	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	49 of 1834	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	124 of 1155	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	63 of 1173	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	78 of 1193	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	36 of 1204	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	16 of 1222	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	11 of 1173	99.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	509	21	24.4	73.1%	97 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (73.3%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	95.1	94^th of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		95.9	91^st of 2159 public high schools	95.8%	3		64.2	46.4	55.7			90.2	90.2			51.6	51.6	$22,042	$1,921	$20,121
Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	286	21	13.7	88.8%	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30	1483^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.4%		32.6	1434^th of 2159 public high schools	33.6%	49		15.6		15.2			38.5	38.5			12.8	12.8	$30,532	$2,280	$28,252
Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	255	17	15.3	90.2%	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	195 (76.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	55.6	919^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		67.9	598^th of 2159 public high schools	72.3%	321	38.5	33.3		36.4	38.6	48.1	71.4	51.2	18.2	21.2	8.6	16.8	$24,159	$1,743	$22,416
Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,855	89	20.7	81.2%	225 (12.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1,475 (79.5%)	85 (4.6%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.6%)	54.1	945^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%		60.6	751^st of 2159 public high schools	65.2%	194		28.7		28.6			57.9	57.9			21.0	21.0	$19,749	$2,021	$17,728
John J. Cairns Continuation	Public	9-12	290 North Harvard Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	65	6	10.0	87.7%	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1888^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%		17	1758^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	130		4.0		3.6			24.0	24.0			0.0	0.0	$35,206	$4,286	$30,920
Lindsay Community Day	Public	7-12	270 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	14	1	14.0	78.6%	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$23,010	$6,288	$16,722
Vine Street Community Day	Public	7-12	645 North Prospect St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6650	14	1	9.7	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$53,936	$7,061	$46,875
Lindsay Senior High	Public	9-12	1849 East Tulare Rd.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5911	1,132	57	19.8	86.1%	24 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1,084 (95.8%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	70.2	597^th of 2162 public high schools	72.4%		54.6	892^nd of 2159 public high schools	58.7%	295		35.2		34.7			64.0	64.0			34.4	34.4	$25,388	$4,083	$21,305
Citrus High	Public	9-12	261 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7130	155	10	15.2	98.1%	20 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	10.4	2004^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%		14.5	1835^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	169			5.6	5.6			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$28,976	$2,634	$26,342
Porterville High	Public	9-12	465 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7210	2,125	86	24.8	88.6%	157 (7.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1,821 (85.7%)	43 (2.0%)	65 (3.1%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	59.5	834^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%		57.7	819^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	15			19.3	19.3			60.9	60.9			27.4	27.4	$18,015	$1,935	$16,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Harmony Magnet Academy

How many students attend Harmony Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Harmony Magnet Academy.

Is Harmony Magnet Academy a good school?

Yes! Harmony Magnet Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 94^th of 2162 California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harmony Magnet Academy?

Students at Harmony Magnet Academy are 73% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Harmony Magnet Academy in?

Porterville Unified

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