Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo
Public high school (charter) in Laredo, Texas · Harmony Public Schools - South Texas · Grades 9–12
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo serves 671 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 9 schools in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. By enrollment it is the 764th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480026613428 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 671 | 4,807 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.5% | 80.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo in context
Size
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo is the largest of Harmony Public Schools - South Texas' 2 high schools; its 671 students are 14% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 265; Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 186 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 144, against an average of 168 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (144 against 185). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
88.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.5% across Harmony Public Schools - South Texas and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 42.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 671 students, Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo has 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 671 students would have about 47.9 teachers, so Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North, 1.2 miles away in Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas. Within 10 miles there are 14 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.9% |
| White | 0.1% |
43.2% of students are girls and 56.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 185 |
| Grade 10 | 186 |
| Grade 11 | 156 |
| Grade 12 | 144 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4401 San Francisco Ave Bld B, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)791-0007
Website: hselaredo.harmonytx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 1.2 mi | 131 | 19 | – |
| Martin High School | Laredo ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,975 | 13.5 | 99.9% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 1.6 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 2.1 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 2.7 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Texasworks - Laredo | Texas Works | 2.7 mi | 57 | 167.6 | – |
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School | Laredo ISD | 4.4 mi | 392 | 20.6 | 89.8% |
| John B Alexander High School | United ISD | 4.5 mi | 3,171 | 17.4 | 53.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio | Pre-K | Pre-K | 105 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | High | 6–12 | 498 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo | Elementary | K–5 | 679 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio | Other | Pre-K–9 | 367 |
| Harmony School of Science- San Antonio | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 602 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville | Elementary | Pre-K–7 | 508 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo | Middle | 6–8 | 659 |
| Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio) | Other | K–12 | 718 |