Harmony Science Academy - Laredo
Public middle school (charter) in Laredo, Texas · Harmony Public Schools - South Texas · Grades 6–8
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo serves 659 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 9 schools in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. By enrollment it is the 827th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 480026612090 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 659 | 4,807 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 16 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.3% | 80.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Texas middle 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 - Laredo in context
Size
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo is the only middle school in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. Its 659 students are 13.7% of the district's 4,807. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 878; Harmony Science Academy - Laredo is smaller 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 8 with 224 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 217, against an average of 220 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 217 in grade 6 and 224 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
92.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.5% across Harmony Public Schools - South Texas and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 42.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 659 students, Harmony Science Academy - Laredo has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 659 students would have about 45.8 teachers, so Harmony Science Academy - Laredo has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harmony Science Academy - Laredo is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Clark Middle School, 0.9 miles away in United ISD. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 11 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 | 99.7% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 217 |
| Grade 7 | 218 |
| Grade 8 | 224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4401 San Francisco Ave Bldg a, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)712-1177
Website: hsalaredo.harmonytx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harmony Science Academy - Laredo. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Middle School | United ISD | 0.9 mi | 543 | 14.4 | 83.4% |
| Christen Middle School | Laredo ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,115 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 1.6 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
| Lamar Middle School | Laredo ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,204 | 14.8 | 94.6% |
| United Middle School | United ISD | 2.8 mi | 999 | 17.3 | 45.3% |
| Trautmann Middle School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 756 | 18.9 | 58.6% |
| George Washington Middle School | United ISD | 4.0 mi | 579 | 15.2 | 75% |
| Elias Herrera Middle School | United ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,146 | 19.8 | 46.4% |
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 - Laredo | High | 9–12 | 671 |
| 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 (San Antonio) | Other | K–12 | 718 |