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Which teacher or staff member at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - GARLAND deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
658
High
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS·NCES 480029213199
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland
2250 FIREWHEEL, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (469) 814-0059 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Texas public high 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.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
370 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 11% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 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 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 38.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Innovation - Garland
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Garland this school | 658 | 56.2% | 60.9% |
| Williams High School PLANO | 1,105 | 55.0% | 49.6% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas DALLAS | 539 | 46.2% | 61.3% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth FORT WORTH | 947 | 50.6% | 59.0% |
| Freeman High School KATY | 778 | 53.7% | 53.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville PFLUGERVILLE | 794 | 67.6% | 55.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Innovation - Garland ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #463 of 1,385 | #28 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #333 of 1,425 ▼ 206 | #24 of 100 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #334 of 1,425 ▼ 57 | #25 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #453 of 1,184 | #24 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #773 of 2,107 | #60 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,207 of 1,344 | #85 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #16 of 1,346 | #2 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #885 of 1,522 | #89 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #242 of 672 | #16 of 43 |
Ranked against other public high 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
658
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 658 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 56% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 39.6 | 15.4:1 | 61% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 41.1 | 15.2:1 | 60% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 49% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 30.4 | 18.4:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 50% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Innovation - Garland.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (558 to 658); teachers up 19% (30.4 to 36).
About Harmony School of Innovation - Garland
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland is a high school with a street address in GARLAND, Texas. It reported 658 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25.
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland is among 16 schools run by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS, which serves 11,042 students.
Hispanic students make up 31% of enrollment at Harmony School of Innovation - Garland, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 21% Black, 16% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Harmony School of Innovation - Garland are from different groups.
The school's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At Harmony School of Innovation - Garland, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, higher than here.
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Texas public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Harmony School of Innovation - Garland lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.9%; the prediction is 49.7%.
Census data for Dallas County show the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dallas County number 771, with about 459,645 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Harmony School of Innovation - Garland from the closest public school, Harmony Science Academy - Garland. The five-mile area around Harmony School of Innovation - Garland holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Harmony School of Innovation - Garland at 1st of 9.
NCES describes the area around Harmony School of Innovation - Garland as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Harmony School of Innovation - Garland operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 643 in 2020-21, 658 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.0:1 to 18.3:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Harmony School of Innovation - Garland. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
- Harmony Science Academy- Fort WorthElementary · 1,232 students
- Harmony Science Academy - DallasCombined · 1,110 students
- Harmony School of Innovation - Fort WorthHigh · 947 students
- Harmony Science Academy - GarlandElementary · 759 students
- Harmony School of Innovation- EulessElementary · 708 students
- Harmony Science Academy - EulessHigh · 659 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Science Academy - Garland0.1 mi · 759
- Northlake Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
- Vernal Lister Elementary School1.1 mi · 586
- Weaver Elementary School1.4 mi · 460
- Norma Dorsey Elementary School1.5 mi · 571
- Back Elementary School1.5 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Innovation - GarlandHow many students attend Harmony School of Innovation - Garland?
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 07-12.
Is Harmony School of Innovation - Garland an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Harmony School of Innovation - Garland have?
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Harmony School of Innovation - Garland?
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland reports a student body of 28% White, 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Harmony School of Innovation - Garland public or private?
Harmony School of Innovation - Garland is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.