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Alumni: what's one memory from HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - KATY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,123
Elementary
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH·NCES 480027414247
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy
22855 ELYSON FALLS DR, KATY, TX 77449 · (832) 437-1043 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,123 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
607 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 52% larger than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
74%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
Students here typically continue to
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy→Harmony School of Advancement-Houston
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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Excellence - Katy
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Excellence - Katy this school | 1,123 | 54.1% | 54.0% |
| Bethke Elementary School KATY | 964 | 53.6% | 48.6% |
| David & Terri Youngblood Elementary School KATY | 1,186 | 48.4% | 45.6% |
| Russell & Cindi Faldyn Elementary School KATY | 1,263 | 59.8% | 40.0% |
| Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth FORT WORTH | 1,232 | 59.7% | 42.4% |
| Copeland Elementary School HOUSTON | 951 | 51.4% | 59.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Excellence - Katy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,132 of 4,401 | #121 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #565 of 4,466 ▲ 471 | #61 of 625 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #457 of 4,466 ▲ 312 | #52 of 625 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #806 of 3,998 | #109 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,123 | #44 of 4,938 | #17 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #4,208 of 4,622 | #590 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #194 of 4,628 | #27 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #3,403 of 4,789 | #548 of 671 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,123 | 62.4 | 18.0:1 | 54% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 35.4 | 21.4:1 | 58% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 29.7 | 16.4:1 | 58% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Excellence - Katy.
About Harmony School of Excellence - Katy
As a large elementary school, Harmony School of Excellence - Katy serves students in KATY, Texas. It serves 1,123 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 116% larger than that.
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy reports to HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, which has 10 schools and 7,571 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is Hispanic (34%). Other groups include 32% Black, 16% Asian, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Harmony School of Excellence - Katy has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy counts 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.0 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is 3.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.0% actual, 50.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The closest public school to Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is McElwain Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 49.2%, lower than Harmony School of Excellence - Katy's 54.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Discovery - HoustonHigh · 858 students
- Harmony School of Advancement-HoustonHigh · 752 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 KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Nearby schools
- McElwain Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,039
- Paetow High School1.6 mi · 3,447
- Stockdick Junior High School1.7 mi · 1,103
- Bethke Elementary School2.0 mi · 964
- Cypress Park High School2.1 mi · 3,117
- Rowe Middle School2.2 mi · 1,481
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Excellence - KatyWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony School of Excellence - Katy?
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy enrolls approximately 1,123 students in grades PK-08.
Is Harmony School of Excellence - Katy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Harmony School of Excellence - Katy have?
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Harmony School of Excellence - Katy?
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy reports a student body of 12% White, 34% Hispanic, 32% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Harmony School of Excellence - Katy in?
Harmony School of Excellence - Katy is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.