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Enrollment
752
High
DISTRICT 805 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH·NCES 480027412494
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston
3171 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY W, HOUSTON, TX 77038 · (281) 741-8899 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
553 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 197 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 165 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 190 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 55.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 36.0% | 34.0% | 8.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harmony School of Advancement-Houston
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Advancement-Houston this school | 752 | 73.5% | 65.3% |
| Iltexas Garland High School GARLAND | 604 | 68.0% | 52.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Houston HOUSTON | 750 | 77.2% | 72.6% |
| IDEA Judson College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 747 | 75.0% | 55.0% |
| Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet DALLAS | 494 | 78.9% | 91.5% |
| IDEA Pflugerville College Preparatory PFLUGERVILLE | 669 | 77.1% | 49.4% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harmony School of Advancement-Houston ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #353 of 1,385 | #42 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #331 of 1,425 ▼ 134 | #46 of 155 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #398 of 1,425 ▲ 199 | #47 of 155 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #599 of 1,184 | #85 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #714 of 2,107 | #108 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,042 of 1,344 | #90 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #675 of 1,346 | #75 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #511 of 1,522 | #107 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.1% | #175 of 672 | #19 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
+169% since 2010-11, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 752 | 44.7 | 16.8:1 | 74% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 45.5 | 17.4:1 | 72% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 50.4 | 14.2:1 | 71% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 64% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 46.2 | 13.2:1 | 57% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 47% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 34% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Advancement-Houston.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (611 to 752); teachers down 3% (46.2 to 44.7).
About Harmony School of Advancement-Houston
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is a high school in HOUSTON, Texas, reachable at (281) 741-8899. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 752 students.
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, where 10 schools serve 7,571 students.
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston's enrollment is 68% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 10% Asian, and 6% White. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Harmony School of Advancement-Houston has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harmony School of Advancement-Houston and a ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 74% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is A-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Texas, Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.3% compared with a predicted 42.3%.
Among Harris County residents, median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
The nearest other public school, Harmony School of Enrichment - Houston, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.2%; Harmony School of Advancement-Houston's is 65.3%, ranking 1st of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Harmony School of Advancement-Houston as a charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 752 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 708.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH
- Harmony School of Excellence-HoustonElementary · 1,165 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - KatyElementary · 1,123 students
- Harmony School of Discovery - HoustonHigh · 858 students
- Harmony School of Technology-HoustonMiddle · 703 students
- Harmony School of Achievement - HoustonElementary · 694 students
- Harmony School of Enrichment - HoustonElementary · 664 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony School of Enrichment - Houston0.1 mi · 664
- Harmony School of Technology-Houston0.1 mi · 703
- Shotwell Middle School1.1 mi · 832
- Carter Academy1.2 mi · 789
- Impact Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 193
- Joan Link Elementary School1.3 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Advancement-HoustonHow large is Harmony School of Advancement-Houston?
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harmony School of Advancement-Houston serve?
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Advancement-Houston?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is approximately 16.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harmony School of Advancement-Houston?
Student demographics at Harmony School of Advancement-Houston are roughly 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Harmony School of Advancement-Houston in?
Harmony School of Advancement-Houston is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.