Harmony Science Academy-HoustonCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: A

Total students

693

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 7.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Academy-Houston is a charter high school in Houston, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 693 students. 47.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.3% 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 dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Harmony Science Academy-Houston was 1018 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 27.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,936, which is $6,049 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsahouston.harmonytx.org

Address

9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S
Houston, TX 77099

Office phone number

(713) 492-0214

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy-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

693

African American

132 (19%)

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

107 (15.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 7.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

395 (57%)

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

55 (7.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 4.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (0.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.0%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

15.4%

Hispanic

57.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.9%

Two or more races

0.3%

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

47.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 48.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 86.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

31.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 38.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

47.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.5%

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

30.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 37.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 6.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 9.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.3%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

7.4%

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)

A

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.

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 South: 97.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 98.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 96.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

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

0.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 11.1%

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

3.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

3.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 5.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 4.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 3.2%

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

29.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 28.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

28 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 20.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

50 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 50%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

20.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 25.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

44 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 43.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

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

55.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 51.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

71.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 54.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

48.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 48.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

52.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 51.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

63.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 57.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

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

1018

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 990

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

27.7

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 26.2

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

90.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 92.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

92.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 92.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

87.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 88.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

90.8%

Math

92.9%

Reading + Math

87.2%

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

47.5

African American

4 (8.4%)

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

6 (12.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 13.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.1 (10.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 18.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31.4 (66.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 41.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.1%)

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

20.8 (43.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 67.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

25.6 (54%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 31%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.1%)

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

14.6

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

10.9 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

$64,936

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $62,333

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,168

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $57,704

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,170

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $59,763

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,490

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $63,455

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$68,505

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $67,170

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,049

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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