HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON

Located at 7340 N GESSNER DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON is a heavily attended primary school that teaches 1,165 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH. That puts it 124% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,571 students; HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON is among them.

On demographics, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 16% White, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON is one.

Nearest neighbor: POST EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON's enrollment has ticked up 33% since 2018, when it stood at 877 (now 1,165). White enrollment moved from 30% to 16% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE-HOUSTON community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.