Harmony Science Academy - DallasCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: A

Total students

1,126

Avg. teacher experience

7 years

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Academy - Dallas is an charter elementary/secondary school in Dallas, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - North Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,126 students. 57.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 49.4% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 97.7% 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 - Dallas was 964 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,620, which is $2,733 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsadallas.harmonytx.org/

Address

11995 Forestgate Dr
Dallas, TX 75243

Office phone number

(972) 234-9993

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - Dallas are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,126

African American

324 (28.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 25.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

103 (9.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

627 (55.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

62 (5.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

9 (0.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

28.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

9.1%

Hispanic

55.7%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

5.5%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

57.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 39.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 66.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

50.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 30.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

57.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

50.1%

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

49.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 29.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 9.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 9.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

49.4%

Gifted and talented

8.5%

Special education

8.5%

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 - North Texas: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Harmony Public Schools - North 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.

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

97.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

90.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 95%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 95.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 92.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 92.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

90.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

98.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

Masked

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 - North Texas: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 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

4.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 6.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

2 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 5.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 11.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

11 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 8.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 6.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 7.2%

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

5.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 24.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 26.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 51.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 14.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 24.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 53.3%

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

10 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 44.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 33.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 54.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 33.8%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 47.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 75%

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

964

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 1043

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 - North Texas: 25.4

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

86.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 91.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

97.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 92.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

86.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 86.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

86.5%

Math

97.8%

Reading + Math

86.5%

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

82.3

African American

12.1 (14.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5.8 (7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 6.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

19.6 (23.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.8 (50.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 63.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (3.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 1.8%

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 - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

59.6 (72.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 65.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

21.8 (26.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 31.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.8 (1%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.6%

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

13.7

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 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

7 years

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 7 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

$61,620

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $61,902

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,169

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $56,690

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,068

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $59,442

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,623

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $62,644

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,142

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $66,470

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,375

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $68,322

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $69,750

Statewide: $71,111

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