Harmony Science Academy-PflugervilCharter
- Elementary/secondary school in Harmony Science Academy (Austin)
- Pflugerville, TX
- 6th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): B
Total students
894
Avg. teacher experience
8 years
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
99 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 96.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Harmony Science Academy-Pflugervil is an charter elementary/secondary school in Pflugerville, TX, in the Harmony Science Academy (Austin) school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 894 students. 68.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 99% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2019-2020 school year.
The average SAT score at Harmony Science Academy-Pflugervil was 1051 for 2019-2020 graduates.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,456, which is $2,185 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
hsapflugerville.harmonytx.org/
Address
1421 Wells Branch Pkwy W Ste 200Pflugerville, TX 78660
Office phone number
Principal
- Aydin Yildirim
- ayildirim@harmonytx.org
- (512) 251-5000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harmony Science Academy-Pflugervil are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
894
African American
118 (13.2%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 11%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
105 (11.7%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 21.5%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
530 (59.3%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 50.9%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
122 (13.6%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 14.4%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
17 (1.9%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 2%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
68.2 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 60.6%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
70.1 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 63.2%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
42.2 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 46.8%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
41.4 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 45.9%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
11.9 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 9.2%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
7.5 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 7.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
B
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): B
School progress (2018-2019)
A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): A
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
B
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
99 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 96.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 87.5%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): N/A
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
100 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 100%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
98.5 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 96.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
100 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 96.7%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
100 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 100%
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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
0.9 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0.8%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
Masked
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
0 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 1.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
0 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
1.1 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0.9%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
White
1.8 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0.9%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
0 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0%
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
9.1 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 7.2%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
4.6 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 7.3%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
2.5 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 3%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
11.2 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 7.8%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 7.2%
White
10.2 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 8.7%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
4.3 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 7.7%
Statewide: 6.7%
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 2019-2020 school year.
All students
32.3 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 29.5%
Statewide: 22%
African American
25 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 33.3%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
Masked
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
52.8 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 44.9%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
27 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 24.8%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
31.8 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 31.4%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
66.7 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 57.1%
Statewide: 25.8%
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 2019-2020 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
64.4 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 54.7%
Statewide: 59%
African American
40 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 54.5%
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): N/A
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
68.4 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 68.2%
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
65.8 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 52.4%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 58.9%
White
57.1 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 43.8%
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
Masked
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): Masked
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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
1051
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 1028
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 20.3
Statewide: 20.2
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 2019-2020.
Reading
80.2 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 78.4%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
81.1 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 76.9%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
72.6 %
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 71.2%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
58
African American
5.9 (10.1%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 8.7%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2.9 (4.9%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 4.3%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
12.9 (22.2%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 25.7%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 0.7%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
34.4 (59.3%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 57.7%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
2 (3.4%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 2.9%
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 Science Academy (Austin): 0%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
37 (63.7%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 70.9%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
19 (32.8%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 27.2%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
2 (3.4%)
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 2%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
15.4
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 16.7
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
8 years
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$55,456
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $54,564
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$52,622
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $51,721
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$52,962
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $52,774
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$55,669
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $55,590
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,539
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $58,608
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$62,090
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $61,078
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Harmony Science Academy (Austin): $61,841
Statewide: $69,974