Harmony Science Academy - AustinCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: B

Total students

672

Avg. teacher experience

6.1 years

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 95.3%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Academy - Austin is an charter elementary school in Austin, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 672 students. 83% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 78.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,902, which is $2,015 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsaaustin.harmonytx.org/

Address

930 E Rundberg Ln
Austin, TX 78753

Office phone number

(512) 835-7900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - Austin are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

672

African American

39 (5.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 10.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

15 (2.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 19.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

584 (86.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 52.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

27 (4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 15.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

5.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

2.2%

Hispanic

86.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.0%

Two or more races

1.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

83 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 60.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

98.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 66.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

79.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 48.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

83.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

79.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

78.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 47.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 11.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

78.1%

Gifted and talented

4.8%

Special education

5.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

28.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 10.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 6.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

9.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 1.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

30.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 15.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 7.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 5.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

46.3

African American

6.4 (13.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 5.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.5 (20.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 27.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.4 (65.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 55.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

34.5 (74.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 71.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.8 (23.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 27%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.5

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 13.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

6.1 years

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,902

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $60,649

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,000

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $56,284

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,770

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $58,863

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,487

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $61,673

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,311

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $65,727

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,500

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $66,667

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $68,250

Statewide: $71,111

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