Harmony Science Academy (El Paso)
Public high school (charter) in El Paso, Texas · Harmony Public Schools - West Texas · Grades 6–12
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) serves 1,034 students in grades 6–12 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 7 schools in Harmony Public Schools - West Texas. By enrollment it is the 572nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.5 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 ÷ 55.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480027211213 |
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 - West Texas | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,034 | 5,687 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.5 | 17.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.6% | 74.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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 Science Academy (El Paso) in context
Size
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) is the only high school in Harmony Public Schools - West Texas. Its 1,034 students are 18.2% of the district's 5,687. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 879 students, so Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) 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 9 with 174 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 113, against an average of 148 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 6 (113 against 143). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Harmony Public Schools - West Texas (83.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Harmony Public Schools - West 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
Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) has 55.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,034 students would have about 73.9 teachers, so Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) has 18.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is Del Valle High School, 0.5 miles away in Ysleta ISD. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.6% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 143 |
| Grade 7 | 169 |
| Grade 8 | 172 |
| Grade 9 | 174 |
| Grade 10 | 150 |
| Grade 11 | 113 |
| Grade 12 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9405 Betel Dr., El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915)859-4620
Website: hsaelpaso.harmonytx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harmony Science Academy (El Paso). Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Valle High School | Ysleta ISD | 0.5 mi | 1,798 | 16.7 | 83.4% |
| Keys Academy | Socorro ISD | 1.5 mi | 56 | 3.5 | 89.3% |
| Options High School | Socorro ISD | 1.5 mi | 136 | 12.4 | 80.1% |
| Mission Early College High School | Socorro ISD | 2.4 mi | 410 | 16.5 | 65.9% |
| Americas High School | Socorro ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,049 | 16.5 | 66.3% |
| Ysleta High School | Ysleta ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,168 | 15.3 | 89% |
| Socorro High School | Socorro ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,579 | 16.9 | 84.5% |
| IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 590 | 15.8 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harmony Public Schools - West Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Excellence - El Paso | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 682 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,306 |
| Harmony School of Science - El Paso | Other | Pre-K–10 | 1,308 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 559 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Midland | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 257 |
| Harmony Science Academy - Odessa | Elementary | K–8 | 541 |