Harmony Public Schools - South Texas

The Harmony Public Schools - South Texas district serves eight schools across San Antonio, Laredo, and Brownsville, including elementary, middle, high, and alternative schools, with a high average poverty rate of 80.1%.

The district's standout performer is Harmony School Of Science- San Antonio, the only school with a 3-star rating, consistently exceeding district and state averages in Reading and Mathematics. In contrast, Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville faces the greatest challenges with a 1-star rating and the highest poverty rate at 94.09%, scoring well below district averages, including a 3.7% proficiency in 8th-grade Social Studies. Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville defies expectations with a 98.9% graduation rate despite a 90.76% poverty rate, while Harmony Science Academy - Laredo excels in advanced math with a 96.55% Algebra I EOC pass rate, far above the district average of 57.83%.

Key metrics include an average graduation rate of 96.9% across high schools, a 0.0% dropout rate, and a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. A district-wide weakness is 8th-grade Social Studies, where the average proficiency is just 29.07%. The two alternative schools, Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio) and Harmony School Of Innovation - San Antonio, show mixed results, with the former achieving 80% in English I Reading but struggling in middle school math. Overall, San Antonio schools generally outperform those in Brownsville, highlighting significant performance disparities within the district.