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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY is one of the mid-tier secondary schools in KATY, Texas, operated by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON WEST, with 876 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12.
Across the 6 schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON WEST (6,541 students total), HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY reports that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Asian, 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY higher than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 71.4%, a residual of +18.0 points.
In the surrounding community, Fort Bend County reports that median household income runs about $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY is one.
The closest other public school is H F MCNEILL EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.6%.
The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY has climbed 53%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 876 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 27% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.
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