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Harmony Magnet Academy: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Harmony Magnet Academy posts 39.5% exceeding the standard — versus 15.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

19429 Road 228, 93267 (opens in new tab)·Porterville Unified·Strathmore·Grades 9-12·509 students·73% low-income·Charter·Magnet·2024–25 CAASPP·(559) 568-0347·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
66
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #185 statewide · #1 of 8 in Porterville Unified

Harmony Magnet Academy scores 66 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 91st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “71% proficient” and call it done. Harmony Magnet Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Strathmore, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Harmony Magnet Academy's low-income kids hit 88.3% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

As a charter, Harmony Magnet Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
71%
State 36%
Graduate
99%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
46%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 71 are proficient by 11th grade → 99 graduate → 46 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

88.3%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Harmony Magnet Academy's most underrated number

88.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Harmony Magnet Academy low-income: 88.3%State low-income: 38.2%

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
99.1%
State 87.6%
11.5pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
39.5%
State 15.8%
23.7pp above state avg
College readiness
45.7%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
70.9%
State 35.7%
35.2pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
12.4%
State 30.2%
17.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.4%
State 3.6%
3.2pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
Harmony Magnet AcademyMagnet
66/100
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Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic73.3%
White19.1%
Asian2.0%
Black0.2%
Other5.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 73.1% (9pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
509
941 below CA avg (~1,450)
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
4 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$24,474
District avg: $13,250 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
Teacher Salary Range
$67,408 – $131,482
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore, 88.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Harmony Magnet Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 47.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (44.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (87.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 94 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Low-Income−7.5pp
44.1% vs 51.6% overall · n=93
2 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−3.5pp
52.6% vs 56.1% overall · n=95
Math Exceeded · Hispanic−7.0pp
16.0% vs 22.9% overall · n=94

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income94 tested
ELA 88.3%·Math 44.1%· +47.8pp vs district
Hispanic95 tested
ELA 87.4%·Math 44.7%· +45.8pp vs district
White20 tested
ELA 100.0%·Math 70.0%· +52.0pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 61%Support 34%Other 5%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$47K
$38K below CA median
Median Home Value
$237K
$422K below CA median
Bachelor's+
6%
29pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
17.0 years avg experience
23 teachers · 4% first-year
Teacher Credentials
90% fully credentialed
AP Courses Offered
13 AP courses
48 students qualified via AP exam

Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Harmony Magnet Academy a good high school?
Harmony Magnet Academy has a Scope Score of 66 out of 100, placing it in the 91st percentile of California high schools and ranked #185 statewide. 39.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 23.7 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Harmony Magnet Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 70.9% of students at Harmony Magnet Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 39.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 31.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 39.5% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 245 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Harmony Magnet Academy rank in California?
Harmony Magnet Academy ranks #185 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 91st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Harmony Magnet Academy?
12.4% of students at Harmony Magnet Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 0.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Harmony Magnet Academy compare to other schools in Strathmore?
Harmony Magnet Academy scores 66/100 (91st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 509 students. Use the schools in Strathmore page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Harmony Magnet Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Harmony Magnet Academy in Strathmore, 88.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Harmony Magnet Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 47.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (44.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (87.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 94 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
99.1%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 64th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
39.5%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 75th pctile
College readiness · 20%
45.7%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 56th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
70.9%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 75th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
12.4%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 65th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.4%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 65th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1112356%34%8%2%90%+43
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1112223%29%18%30%52%+28
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1123513%43%42%2%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged9488.3%+48+50
Hispanic/Latino9587.4%+46+49
White20100.0%+52+38
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Harmony Magnet Academy ←—6639.5%70.9%—0.4%
Strathmore High0.4 mi419.0%25.6%—2.9%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
99.1%
AP Exam Prepared
45.7%
A-G Completion
92.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
71.2%
Scope Score history
67%66%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #214 → #194 → #149 → #180 → #185
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
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