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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY
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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY is an elementary-level community of high-enrollment scale in KATY, Texas, operated by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, serveing 1,123 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 116% above typical.
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY is one of 10 schools operated by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, a district that hosts 7,571 students overall.
On demographics, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 16% Asian, 12% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 - KATY is one.
The closest other public school is MCELWAIN EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.
The school occupies a rural site. HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
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