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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS·NCES 480029213499
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco
1100 S VALLEY MILLS DR, BEVERLY HILLS, TX 76711 · (254) 235-0321 · McLennan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
529 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 6 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 9% |
Student demographics
41%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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 - Waco
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Waco this school | 614 | 86.2% | 31.5% |
| Compass Rose Legacy SAN ANTONIO | 530 | 84.5% | 29.3% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory AUSTIN | 689 | 85.2% | 37.2% |
| IDEA Health Professions College Preparatory AUSTIN | 376 | 86.4% | 56.0% |
| KIPP Somos Collegiate SAN ANTONIO | 573 | 90.2% | 48.1% |
| School of Health Professions DALLAS | 497 | 83.7% | 88.6% |
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 - Waco ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,318 of 1,385 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #952 of 1,425 ▲ 64 | #12 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,231 of 1,425 ▼ 94 | #17 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #858 of 1,184 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #805 of 2,107 | #7 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #943 of 1,344 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #885 of 1,346 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #278 of 1,522 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.4% | #148 of 672 | #1 of 11 |
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
614
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 614 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 86% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 38.8 | 15.6:1 | 83% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 44.6 | 13.7:1 | 84% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 82% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 71% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony School of Innovation - Waco.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (482 to 614); teachers up 6% (35.8 to 38).
About Harmony School of Innovation - Waco
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco, located in BEVERLY HILLS, Texas, is a small high school. School enrollment was 614 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is one school in a 16-school district, HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS, which enrolls 11,042 students.
At Harmony School of Innovation - Waco, Hispanic students make up 75% of the student body. Next come 13% White and 9% Black. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.1:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. Among public schools in McLennan County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Harmony School of Innovation - Waco would score about 36.9%. It scores 31.5%, 5.4 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for McLennan County show that the median household income is $66,643, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is one of 124 public schools in the county.
Bell's Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Harmony School of Innovation - Waco holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Harmony School of Innovation - Waco ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 31.5% versus a 24.7% average.
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data. Harmony School of Innovation - Waco holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 614, a 3% increase from 598 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Harmony School of Innovation - Waco may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
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Nearby schools
- Bell's Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 786
- Alta Vista Elementary School1.2 mi · 479
- Cesar Chavez Middle School1.4 mi · 786
- South Waco Elementary School1.6 mi · 490
- University High School1.7 mi · 1,752
- Provident Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony School of Innovation - WacoWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony School of Innovation - Waco?
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Harmony School of Innovation - Waco serve?
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Innovation - Waco?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is approximately 16.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harmony School of Innovation - Waco?
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco reports a student body of 13% White, 75% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harmony School of Innovation - Waco?
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco is overseen by HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS in McLennan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.