Harmony Science Academy - GarlandCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: A

Total students

702

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Academy - Garland is an charter elementary school in Garland, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - North Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 702 students. 36.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.8% 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 $62,529, which is $3,642 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsagarland.harmonytx.org/

Address

2302 Firewheel Pkwy
Garland, TX 75040

Office phone number

(972) 212-4777

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - Garland 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

702

African American

209 (29.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 25.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

100 (14.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

230 (32.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

139 (19.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (2.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

29.8%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

14.2%

Hispanic

32.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

19.8%

Two or more races

2.8%

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

36.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 39.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

61 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 66.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

34.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 30.8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

36.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.3%

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

29.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 29.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 9.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 9.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.8%

Gifted and talented

5.8%

Special education

9.7%

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)

C

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.

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 - 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

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 8.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

1.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 6.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

5.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 7.2%

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

50.9

African American

4.4 (8.6%)

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

4.1 (8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 6.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.1 (11.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

36.4 (71.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 63.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

35.3 (69.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 65.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.6 (30.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 31.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

13.8

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

7.3 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

$62,529

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $61,902

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,395

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $56,690

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,086

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $59,442

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,957

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $62,644

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,902

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $66,470

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,526

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $68,322

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$69,750

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $69,750

Statewide: $71,111

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