Harmony Science Academy - PlanoCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: N/A

Total students

600

Avg. teacher experience

6.4 years

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 8.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 98.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Harmony Science Academy - Plano is an charter elementary school in Plano, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - North Texas school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 600 students. 37.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.3% 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.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,177, which is $297 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsaplano.harmonytx.org/

Address

550 Talbert Dr
Plano, TX 75075

Office phone number

(972) 596-0041

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - Plano are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

600

African American

203 (33.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 26.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

116 (19.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 13.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

129 (21.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 42.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

132 (22%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 14.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

11 (1.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 3%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

33.8%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

19.3%

Hispanic

21.5%

Pacific Islander

0.7%

White

22.0%

Two or more races

1.8%

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

37.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 39.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

60.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 67.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

36 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 33.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

37.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

60.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.0%

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

35.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 32.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

13.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 10.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 11.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

35.3%

Gifted and talented

13.2%

Special education

8.7%

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 - North Texas: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 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.

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

18.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 18.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

13.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 15.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 20%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

24.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 11.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

21.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 21.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 10%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 19.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

20 %

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 24.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

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

37.3

African American

3 (8%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 15.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (2.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.8 (12.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

6.8 (18.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 19.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

21.7 (58.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 53.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 1.8%

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 - North Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

26.8 (71.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 63.6%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

10.5 (28.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 33.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 2.4%

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

16.1

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 15.5

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

6.4 years

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: 8.2 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

$62,177

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $63,030

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$42,291

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $54,557

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,552

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $59,799

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,631

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $63,680

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$67,341

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $67,476

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,500

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: $69,823

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - North Texas: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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