Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston, which is a part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, with Harmony Science Academy - Bryan, which is a part of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston has a regular student population of 821 with a 15.1 students/teacher ratio while Harmony Science Academy - Bryan has 384 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7 students/teacher ratio.
Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 94 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 93 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Harmony Science Academy - Bryan earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 58 in student achievement, 72 in school progress, 68 in closing performance gaps and 71 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston's four out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Harmony Science Academy - Bryan did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston. They make up for 44.70% of student population, followed by African Americans (21.44%), Asians (16.44%), Whites or Caucasians (15.47%), Two or More Races (1.58%) and Native Americans (0.12%).
At Harmony Science Academy - Bryan, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 58.59% of student population, followed by African Americans (23.18%), Whites or Caucasians (11.98%), Two or More Races (4.17%) and Asians (1.56%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 71.86% compared to 89.58% at Harmony Science Academy - Bryan.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.44% of its student population compared to 27.08% at Harmony Science Academy - Bryan.
Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston’s bilingual students comprise 20.71%, gifted and talented students, 18.88%, while 7.80% are in the special education program. Harmony Science Academy - Bryan bilingual students comprise 26.82%, gifted and talented students, 10.68%, and 14.32% are in the special education program.
54 teachers employed at Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.4 years. The 32 teachers at Harmony Science Academy - Bryan have been serving the school for an average of 3.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 20 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Harmony Science Academy - Bryan no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 12 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston there are 32 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, one special education teacher is being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.
At Harmony Science Academy - Bryan there are 26 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
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