Compare Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston with Harmony Science Academy - Cypress

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 - Cypress earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 78 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 88 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.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. 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 - Cypress’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and with 25% student progress.

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%).

The student population at Harmony Science Academy - Cypress is also predominantly by African Americans at 41.07%, followed by Hispanics (37.40%), Asians (10.85%), Whites or Caucasians (8.51%), Two or More Races (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

Based on household incomes, Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 71.86% compared to 64.27% at Harmony Science Academy - Cypress.

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 25.21% at Harmony Science Academy - Cypress.

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 - Cypress bilingual students comprise 23.54%, gifted and talented students, 6.18%, and 10.35% 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 40 teachers at Harmony Science Academy - Cypress have been serving the school for an average of 2.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 4.2 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 - Cypress no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine 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 - Cypress there are 34 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.