Harmony Virtual AcademyCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Total students

239

Avg. teacher experience

6.2 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 8.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 98.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Harmony Virtual Academy is an charter elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 239 students. 17.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.9% 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.

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.2% during the 2022-2023 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,395, which is $79 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

5435 S Braeswood Blvd
Houston, TX 77096

Office phone number

(713) 729-5500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Virtual Academy 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 education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

239

African American

50 (20.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 27.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

69 (28.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 8.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

72 (30.1%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

39 (16.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 6%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

6 (2.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

20.9%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

28.9%

Hispanic

30.1%

Pacific Islander

0.8%

White

16.3%

Two or more races

2.5%

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

17.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 50.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

59.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 84.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 44%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

17.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

59.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.9%

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

15.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 42.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 6.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

2.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 9.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

15.9%

Gifted and talented

2.9%

Special education

2.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 98.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 100%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 97.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

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

1.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

4.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

2.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 11.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 33.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 10.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

2.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 13.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 12.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 40.9%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 37.8%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 52.7%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 39.3%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 47.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 39.5%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 35.7%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 58.6%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 34.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 56.3%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 985

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

92.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 97.6%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

76.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 96%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

69.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 94.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

92.3%

Math

76.9%

Reading + Math

69.2%

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

17.7

African American

2 (11.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 22.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.1 (23.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 14.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.7 (15.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 18.7%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.9 (44.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 41.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (5.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

11.8 (66.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 61.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5.9 (33.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 35.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

13.5

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

6.2 years

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: 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

$62,395

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $63,240

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $53,645

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,575

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $60,042

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,751

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $64,217

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$71,227

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $67,284

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$70,250

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: $69,489

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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