Harmony Public Schools - Houston SouthCharter
Sugar Land, TX
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Total students
3,645
Avg. teacher experience
8.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
98.4 %
Statewide: 90.3%
Harmony Public Schools - Houston South is a charter school district in Sugar Land, TX. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 3,645 students. 50.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 98.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Harmony Public Schools - Houston South was 985 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.8.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,240, which is $766 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.
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Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
3,645
African American
997 (27.4%)
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
9 (0.2%)
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
320 (8.8%)
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
2,065 (56.7%)
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.1%)
Statewide: 0.2%
White
219 (6%)
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
31 (0.9%)
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
50.5 %
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
84.6 %
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
44 %
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
42.8 %
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.4 %
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.2 %
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
98.4 %
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
100 %
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
97.3 %
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
100 %
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.3 %
Statewide: 2%
African American
0.4 %
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0.8 %
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.3 %
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.7 %
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
9 %
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
33.3 %
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
10.4 %
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13.1 %
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
12.8 %
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
8.8 %
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
40.9 %
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
37.8 %
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
52.7 %
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
39.3 %
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
47.1 %
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
Masked
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
39.5 %
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
35.7 %
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
58.6 %
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
34.3 %
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
56.3 %
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
Masked
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
985
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
18.8
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
97.6 %
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
96 %
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
94.5 %
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
249.6
African American
55.7 (22.3%)
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
36.9 (14.8%)
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
46.7 (18.7%)
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Statewide: 0.1%
White
103.4 (41.4%)
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
6.9 (2.8%)
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
154.1 (61.7%)
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
88.5 (35.5%)
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
7 (2.8%)
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
8.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$63,240
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$53,645
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,042
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,217
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,284
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,489
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Statewide: $74,014