Harmony School of Innovation - Austin
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas · Grades Pre-K–5
Harmony School of Innovation - Austin serves 374 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 7 schools in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas. By enrollment it is the 3665th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024113063 |
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 - Central Texas | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 374 | 4,647 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.6% | 59.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas elementary 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 Innovation - Austin in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas, Harmony School of Innovation - Austin is the smallest, with 8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 403 students, so Harmony School of Innovation - Austin is close to their typical size.
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 1 with 63 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 37, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (56 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 80.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas (48.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.6% across Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Harmony School of Innovation - Austin has 22.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 374 students would have about 25.3 teachers, so Harmony School of Innovation - Austin has 2.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Rodriguez Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 41 elementary schools within 5 miles and 98 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 80.2% |
| White | 8.3% |
| Black | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2124 E St Elmo Rd #a, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)330-0895
Website: hsiaustin.harmonytx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harmony School of Innovation - Austin. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 246 | 14 | 73.2% |
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Houston Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 92.1% |
| Linder Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 587 | 12.2 | 92.7% |
| Widen Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 433 | 11 | 91.9% |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy | Wayside Schools | 1.8 mi | 644 | 25 | 88.8% |
| St Elmo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 305 | 12 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Endeavor Austin | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,000 |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Austin | High | 6–12 | 497 |
| Harmony School of Science - Austin | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 754 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 742 |
| Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville | High | 6–12 | 794 |