Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

Total students

498

Avg. teacher experience

5 years

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 6.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 98.7%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville is an charter elementary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - South Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 498 students. 62% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 51.4% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,851, which is $1,964 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hsabrownsville.harmonytx.org/

Address

1124 Central Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78520

Office phone number

(956) 574-9555

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - 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

498

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

5 (1%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

481 (96.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 90.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (1.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 3.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

96.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.8%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

62 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 52.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 86.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

54.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 39.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.4%

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

51.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 37.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 7.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

51.4%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

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)

B

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

20.3 %

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

20.8 %

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%

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

41.6

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

38.6 (92.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 71.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

3 (7.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 22.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

37.5 (90.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 68.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4 (9.7%)

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

12

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

5 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

$60,851

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $61,773

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,716

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $57,479

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,842

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $60,149

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,067

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $63,036

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,500

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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