Harmony School Of Discovery - HoustonCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: A

Total students

821

Avg. teacher experience

7.4 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 6.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 98.9%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston is an charter elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston North school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 821 students. 28.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston was 1055 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,353, which is $3,466 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsdharmonytx.org/

Address

6270 Barker Cypress Rd
Houston, TX 77084

Office phone number

(281) 861-5105

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

821

African American

176 (21.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 23.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

135 (16.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 12.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

367 (44.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 52.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

127 (15.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 10%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (1.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

21.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

16.4%

Hispanic

44.7%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

15.5%

Two or more races

1.6%

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

28.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 33.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

71.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 73%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 27.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

28.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.4%

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

20.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

18.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 14.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 8.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.7%

Gifted and talented

18.9%

Special education

7.8%

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)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 98.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 98%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0%

Statewide: 2%

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

2.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 5.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

1.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 7.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 42.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 6.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 3.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

10 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 8.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

50 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 44.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

47.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 35%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

59.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 57.1%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

42.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 36.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

63.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 75%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 71.4%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

50 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 48.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

44.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 38.1%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

46.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 54.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

46.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 44.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

57.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 55.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 60%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1055

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 1066

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 26.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

95.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 77.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

95.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 89.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

93.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 74.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

95.7%

Math

95.7%

Reading + Math

93.6%

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

54.2

African American

2.1 (3.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 16.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (12.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 10.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.4 (21.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 19.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.7 (60.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 51.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 1.4%

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 - Houston North: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28.6 (52.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

21.7 (40%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 32.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

4 (7.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 2%

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

15.1

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 14.2

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

7.4 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: 6.9 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

$62,353

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $62,403

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,435

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $57,813

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,848

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $60,203

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,848

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $63,292

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,764

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $66,877

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,000

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $67,718

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston North: $68,750

Statewide: $71,111

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