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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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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