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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 19% |
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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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville this school | 498 | 90.8% | 50.2% |
| IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 457 | 92.6% | 44.1% |
| Mission Collegiate High School ALTON | 399 | 91.7% | 74.8% |
| Premont Collegiate High School PREMONT | 387 | 91.0% | 35.0% |
| KIPP Austin Brave AUSTIN | 490 | 88.6% | 36.0% |
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School LAREDO | 392 | 89.8% | 91.1% |
| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #817 of 1,385 | #14 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #832 of 1,425 ▼ 126 | #15 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #554 of 1,425 ▲ 42 | #9 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #818 of 1,184 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #893 of 2,107 | #20 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #594 of 1,344 | #12 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,233 of 1,346 | #8 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #165 of 1,522 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #348 of 672 | #7 of 10 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 91% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 41.9 | 13.2:1 | 87% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 42.1 | 13.1:1 | 90% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 74% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 36.4 | 12.3:1 | 89% (397) |
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (448 to 498); teachers down 4% (36.4 to 35).
Federal records list Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville as a high school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 498 students. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
The district for Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville is HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS, with 9 schools and 4,807 students.
Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville. Next come 3% White. Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville total 35 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 34.9%. Actual: 50.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, the median household income is $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville is one of 187 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Breeden Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville is 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
2024-25 enrollment was 498, a 7% decrease from 535 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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