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What tradition at HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION- HOUSTON should never be changed?
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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 715 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH·NCES 480021012974
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston
9305 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (832) 831-7406 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
599 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 16 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 Exploration- Houston
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston this school | 687 | 87.2% | 52.1% |
| Hicks Elementary School HOUSTON | 645 | 91.0% | 36.1% |
| Jackie Mae Townsell Elementary School IRVING | 845 | 87.9% | 28.9% |
| Hearne Elementary School HOUSTON | 675 | 88.4% | 33.6% |
| Alexander Elementary School HOUSTON | 609 | 89.3% | 41.8% |
| Oakwood Terrace Elementary School EULESS | 777 | 83.8% | 46.3% |
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 Exploration- Houston ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,255 of 4,401 | #136 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,360 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #174 of 625 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,223 of 4,466 ▲ 77 | #142 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,100 of 3,998 | #157 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #999 of 4,938 | #249 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #870 of 4,622 | #127 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,454 of 4,628 | #191 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,370 of 4,789 | #325 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #847 of 1,307 | #81 of 148 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
687
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 687 | 52.5 | 13.1:1 | 87% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 50.9 | 13.6:1 | 90% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 44.8 | 15.0:1 | 91% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 87% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 39.9 | 16.0:1 | 80% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 76% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Exploration- Houston.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (637 to 687); teachers up 32% (39.9 to 52.5).
About Harmony School of Exploration- Houston
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston is a public medium-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 687 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 32% bigger than that.
The 6 schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH enroll 3,663 students altogether, Harmony School of Exploration- Houston among them.
At Harmony School of Exploration- Houston, Hispanic students make up 57% of the student body. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 11% Asian, and 7% White. The school's Hispanic share is 13 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Harmony School of Exploration- Houston is 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 87% of students, or 599, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Harmony School of Exploration- Houston receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 36.5%, so the school is 15.7 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Harmony School of Exploration- Houston, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Harmony School of Exploration- Houston holds at least 8 other public schools. Harmony School of Exploration- Houston ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.1% against a local average of 40.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Harmony School of Exploration- Houston is one of the charter schools in Texas.
Enrollment has grown by 43 students since 2020-21, to 687. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
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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 SOUTH
- Harmony Science Academy-HoustonHigh · 750 students
- Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-HoustonElementary · 742 students
- Harmony School of Ingenuity-HoustonHigh · 727 students
- Harmony School of Innovation - HoustonMiddle · 497 students
- Harmony Virtual AcademyCombined · 260 students
- Harmony School of Science-HoustonCombined
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 Innovation - Houston0.1 mi · 497
- Harmony Science Academy-Houston0.1 mi · 750
- Landis Elementary School0.4 mi · 545
- Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet0.7 mi · 303
- Phoenix School at Southwest Schools0.7 mi · 107
- Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Exploration- HoustonHow large is Harmony School of Exploration- Houston?
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston enrolls approximately 687 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harmony School of Exploration- Houston serve?
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harmony School of Exploration- Houston?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Harmony School of Exploration- Houston.
How diverse is Harmony School of Exploration- Houston?
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston reports a student body of 7% White, 57% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harmony School of Exploration- Houston?
Harmony School of Exploration- Houston is overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.