Harmony School Of Exploration- HoustonCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: A

Total students

625

Avg. teacher experience

6.3 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 7.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 625 students. 57.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 56.5% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,236, which is $3,349 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hehouston.harmonytx.org/

Address

9305 W Sam Houston Pkwy S
Houston, TX 77099

Office phone number

(832) 831-7406

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony School Of Exploration- 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

625

African American

193 (30.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 29.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

67 (10.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 7.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

317 (50.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 56.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

39 (6.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 4.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (1.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

30.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

10.7%

Hispanic

50.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.2%

Two or more races

1.1%

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

57.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 48.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

90.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 86.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

57 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 38.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

90.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

57.0%

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

56.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 37.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 9.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

56.5%

Gifted and talented

6.4%

Special education

6.4%

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 South: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

2.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 4.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 3.2%

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

42.1

African American

12.4 (29.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 24.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (16.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 13.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8.6 (20.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 18.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12.4 (29.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 41.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.7 (4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 1.7%

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 South: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.5 (79.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 67.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

7.6 (18%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 31%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

14.9

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 14.1

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

6.3 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 7.1 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

$62,236

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $62,333

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,041

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $57,704

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,236

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $59,763

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,854

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $63,455

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,431

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $67,170

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,125

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $68,193

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $70,750

Statewide: $71,111

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