Harmony School Of Innovation - BrownsvilleCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

Total students

562

Avg. teacher experience

6 years

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 6.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville is an charter elementary/secondary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - South Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 562 students. 58% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 38.8% 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, 98.1% 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 School Of Innovation - Brownsville was 999 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,110, which is $3,223 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsibrownsville.harmonytx.org

Address

3451 Dana Ave
Brownsville, TX 78526

Office phone number

(956) 574-9555

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

562

African American

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 4.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

551 (98%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 90.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

8 (1.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

98.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.4%

Two or more races

0.2%

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

58 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 52.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 86.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

41.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 39.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

41.5%

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

38.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 37.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 7.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

38.8%

Gifted and talented

9.8%

Special education

9.8%

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 - South Texas: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - South 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

98.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 99%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 90%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

98.0%

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

0.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South 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

12.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 11.8%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 12.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 12%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 80%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 6.1%

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

37.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 25%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 21.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 66.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

37 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 24.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 28%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 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

29.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 40.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

30 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 43.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 14.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 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

999

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1021

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

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

98.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 89.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

98.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 89.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

98.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 84.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

98.2%

Math

98.2%

Reading + Math

98.2%

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

42.5

African American

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 3.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

36.2 (85.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 71.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

5.3 (12.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 22.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.1%

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 - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.2 (61.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 68.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

16.3 (38.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 30.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.1%

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

13.2

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 12.5

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 years

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 6.6 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

$62,110

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $61,773

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,016

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $57,479

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,642

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $60,149

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,308

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $63,036

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,607

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $65,889

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $67,444

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $70,750

Statewide: $71,111

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