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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH·NCES 480021012488

HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON

9421 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (713) 541-3030 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Enrollment
497
Middle
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
436 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
173
Grade 7
160
Grade 8
164
Student demographics
White
357%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
29259%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Black
9820%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 13%
Asian
6914%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25151%
Female
24650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTONHARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTON
Based on grade levels within HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
73.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +37.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% 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 28 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
497
-10 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.4:1
% White
7%
was 17%
% Hispanic
59%
was 44%
% Black
20%
was 21%
% Asian
14%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON

HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON is one of the low-enrollment junior highs in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH, with 497 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH (3,663 students total), HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Black, 14% Asian, 7% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 88% of students at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.6%; actual is 63.9%, +28.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTON, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 507 students in 2018 compared to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 44% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON
District
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH
Address
9421 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, HOUSTON, TX 77099
Phone
(713) 541-3030
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
497
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
436 (88%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480021012488
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON
How many students attend HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON serve?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON is approximately 14.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON?
At HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON, the student body is approximately 7% White, 59% Hispanic, 20% Black, 14% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON public or private?
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH.
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