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Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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%.
Schools most like Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton this school | 444 | 65.1% | 41.0% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School RICHMOND | 410 | 68.8% | 46.5% |
| Back Elementary School ROWLETT | 402 | 69.7% | 41.5% |
| Degan Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 396 | 69.2% | 37.3% |
| Jess Harben Elementary School RICHARDSON | 394 | 65.0% | 49.1% |
| Walnut Glen Academy for Excel GARLAND | 376 | 59.6% | 85.8% |
Where Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,456 of 4,401 | #96 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,176 of 4,466 ▼ 71 | #105 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,462 of 4,466 ▼ 1,154 | #98 of 138 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,109 of 3,998 | #62 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,075 of 4,938 | #114 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,759 of 4,622 | #114 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #360 of 4,628 | #33 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #2,825 of 4,789 | #26 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,001 of 2,838 | #22 of 69 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 444 | 28.9 | 15.3:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29.2 | 14.9:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 32.2 | 13.0:1 | 62% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 50% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 36.4 | 15.7:1 | 42% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 38% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 43% (221) |
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (570 to 444); teachers down 20% (36.4 to 28.9).
About Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton
A medium-sized elementary school in CARROLLTON, Texas, Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton is part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 444 students.
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton falls under HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS, which has 16 schools enrolling 11,042 students.
At Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 41%. Next come 26% Black, 19% Asian, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 28.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Texas, Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.0% actual against a predicted 45.9%.
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton is located in Denton County, where the median household income is $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton, Denton County has 266 other public schools.
Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton is the public school closest to Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.0% against a local average of 60.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 502.
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