Harmony School Of Excellence - AustinCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Total students

558

Avg. teacher experience

7.2 years

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 7.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 92.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin is an charter elementary/secondary school in Austin, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 558 students. 69.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 60.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

In the Class of 2023, 93.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin was 877 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,658, which is $1,816 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hseaustin.harmonytx.org/

Address

2100 E St Elmo Rd
Austin, TX 78744

Office phone number

(512) 693-0000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

558

African American

22 (3.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 9.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (1.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 23.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

500 (89.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 49.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

27 (4.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 15.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

2 (0.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

89.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.8%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

69.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 64.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

87.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 61.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

61.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 53.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

69.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

87.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

61.3%

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

60.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 52.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 12.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 7.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

60.2%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

10.0%

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 - Central Texas: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central 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.

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

93.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 92.5%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 90%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

92.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 91.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 91.7%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

92.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

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

2.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 6.3%

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

29.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 22.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

43.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 19.3%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 20%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 19.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

29 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 24.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

22.6 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 18.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 24.2%

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

37.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 35.7%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 31.1%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 42.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

39.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 35.4%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 36%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 20%

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

52.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 65.5%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 42.9%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 77.3%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

53.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 64.4%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 77.8%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 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

877

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 963

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 - Central Texas: Masked

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

87.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 85.6%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

96.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 89.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

85.5 %

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 80.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

87.3%

Math

96.4%

Reading + Math

85.5%

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

38

African American

3 (7.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 13.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (10.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 8.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7.9 (20.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 21%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

22.1 (58.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 52.6%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 3.9%

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 - Central Texas: 0%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

27.8 (73.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 66.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

8.1 (21.4%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 30.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (5.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 3.3%

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 - Central Texas: 16

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

7.2 years

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: 7.6 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

$60,658

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $61,167

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,901

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $56,151

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$58,409

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $58,039

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$61,985

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $61,562

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,434

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $66,173

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: $66,111

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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