Harmony Science Academy - BrownsvilleCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Total students

512

Avg. teacher experience

6.3 years

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 7.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 97.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville is an charter elementary school in Brownsville, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - South Texas school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 512 students. 71.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 61.5% 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 $61,077, which is $1,397 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsabrownsville.harmonytx.org

Address

1124 Central Blvd
Brownsville, TX 78520

Office phone number

(956) 574-9555

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

512

African American

2 (0.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 4.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

490 (95.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 87.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (2.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 4.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

3 (0.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

95.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.5%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

71.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 57.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

92.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 82.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

63.9 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 44.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

71.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

63.9%

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

61.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 42.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

1.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 7.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 9.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

61.5%

Gifted and talented

1.4%

Special education

10.2%

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 - South Texas: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South 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

24 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 21.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 17.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

28.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 19.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

24.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 22.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

15.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 23.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 18.5%

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

34.7

African American

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 3.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

30.7 (88.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 71.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4 (11.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 21.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.5%

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 - South Texas: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

27.7 (79.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 68.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7 (20.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 30.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 1.2%

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

14.7

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 14.7

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

6.3 years

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: 7.3 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

$61,077

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $61,224

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,801

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $55,102

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,354

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $58,793

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,628

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $62,091

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,125

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $65,001

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,000

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: $67,377

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - South Texas: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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