Summary:
The seven high schools within Harmony Public Schools - North Texas serve grades 6-12 or 7-12 and present a striking performance divide, with top-ranked schools like Harmony Science Academy - Euless and Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the 91st and 92nd percentiles statewide, while others like Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco rank in the bottom half.
The top two schools stand out for their academic excellence. Harmony Science Academy - Euless boasts a 100% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and exceptional Algebra I proficiency at 95.73%. Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas also achieves a 100% graduation rate and leads in Biology (90.82% proficient) and U.S. History (86% proficient). In contrast, Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco is the most improved school, rising from the 30th to the 41st percentile, but still faces significant challenges with 86.16% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas has the lowest graduation rate at 95.3%.
A key district-wide issue is a "math gap," where middle school math proficiency lags far behind reading—for instance, 7th-grade math at Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco is just 2.7%. However, students who reach Algebra I perform very well, suggesting foundational gaps in earlier grades. Notably, spending per student does not predict success: the top-ranked Harmony Science Academy - Euless spends $8,791 per student, less than the lower-ranked Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco ($9,084). Socioeconomic factors strongly correlate with performance, as the highest-performing schools have the lowest rates of economic disadvantage.
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