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Harmony Science Academy-Houston

Q: Is Harmony Science Academy-Houston a good school?

Harmony Science Academy-Houston ranks 414 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 79% of Texas high schools

Summary

Harmony Science Academy-Houston is a public charter high school in Houston, TX, serving approximately 750 students in grades 9-12 and operating under the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South district, which ranks in the 69th percentile statewide. This school stands out as a high-performing option in an area where many nearby traditional public schools struggle significantly, consistently earning 4-star ratings from Schooldigger over the past decade and ranking in the top 20-30% of all Texas high schools.

What truly sets Harmony Science Academy-Houston apart is its exceptional performance for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group. The school also achieves outstanding results for African American students, ranking in the 93rd percentile. These achievements are particularly striking when compared to nearby schools like Sharpstown High School (1-star, 24th percentile) and Hastings High School (1-star, 16th percentile), which serve similar demographics but achieve far lower academic outcomes. The school also boasts a near-zero dropout rate of 0.0% and a graduation rate of 94.9%, dramatically outperforming Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest, which has an 11.7% graduation rate and a 31.2% dropout rate just 2.2 miles away.

True to its name, the school shows a clear strength in mathematics, with 80.6% of students proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding state averages. The school achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 and per-student spending of roughly $10,945, demonstrating efficient use of resources compared to lower-performing schools. While the school excels for many student groups, it has room for improvement with its Asian and White student populations, suggesting its instructional model may be particularly effective for its majority demographics. Overall, Harmony Science Academy-Houston serves as a powerful equity engine in the community, providing a clear alternative to struggling traditional public schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) and Alief Independent School District (Isd).

750

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,506

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S
Houston, TX 77099

(713) 492-0214

District: Harmony Public Schools - Houston South

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

African American:

16.7%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas high schools

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

Texas avg62%

414^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 21%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston South

296^th of 951Harmony Public Schools - Houston South among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	414 of 2009	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	369 of 1974	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	274 of 1990	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	552 of 1961	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	603 of 1876	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	857 of 1861	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	249 of 1857	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	319 of 1797	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	287 of 1777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	370 of 1762	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	328 of 1743	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	352 of 1734	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	277 of 1652	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	372 of 1603	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	347 of 1672	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	293 of 1568	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	56 of 1539	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	80.6	129 of 1510	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	76.8	215 of 1497	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.6	54 of 1430	96.2%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	47 of 1429	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	80.7	92 of 1427	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	73 of 1086	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	48 of 1065	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	68 of 1069	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	104 of 1031	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	135 of 1020	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	62 of 1024	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	72 of 1013	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	406 of 556	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	402 of 530	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	427 of 525	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	352 of 507	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	338 of 488	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	299 of 487	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	326 of 486	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	457 of 1837	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	668 of 1829	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	145 of 1810	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	175 of 1784	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	187 of 1195	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	196 of 1437	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	299 of 1371	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	329 of 1278	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.3	440 of 1195	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	173 of 1136	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	300 of 1113	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	476 of 1936	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	374 of 1880	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	687 of 1891	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	765 of 1841	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	1006 of 1815	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	326 of 1798	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	536 of 1781	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	296 of 1206	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	562 of 1182	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	156 of 1172	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	677 of 1177	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	478 of 1145	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	82 of 1137	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	299 of 1860	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	249 of 1805	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	469 of 1820	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	621 of 1762	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	961 of 1743	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	216 of 1714	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	308 of 1691	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	184 of 1937	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	155 of 1884	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	293 of 1897	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	361 of 1847	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	542 of 1848	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	125 of 1818	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	159 of 1794	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	381 of 1954	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	278 of 1891	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	435 of 1913	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	558 of 1853	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	739 of 1840	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	240 of 1824	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	265 of 1803	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	218 of 1581	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	407 of 1548	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	569 of 1478	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	625 of 1418	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	736 of 1382	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	632 of 1357	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	563 of 1347	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	1033 of 1584	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	584 of 1556	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1018 of 1576	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	991 of 1525	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1110 of 1510	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	696 of 1526	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	896 of 1539	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I81%+27 vs state

U.S. History80%+10 vs state

English II Reading74%+14 vs state

Biology74%+3 vs state

English I Reading67%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

HORRIBLE school. My kids attended for a bit and I am so glad we were able to get them out finally!
During one of the history lessons, a teacher had told the class that events during the Armenian Genocide, a well established historical event in which Turkish people massacred millions of Christian minorities in the middle east were arguable and a
Western attack.
After some research, I found online that this school is part of something called the Gullen movement which is funded by Turkish nationalists.
When I confronted the school administration, they apologized and offered free after school programs to bribe me into not writing a poor review.
They took WEEKS to process paperwork to get my kids out of this school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	750	47	15.9	77.2%	85 (11.3%)	125 (16.7%)	426 (56.8%)	107 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	70.9	414^th of 2009 public high schools	79.4%		72	369^th of 1974 public high schools	81.3%	45	80.6	73.7	66.8	74.0	79.9								$13,506
Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter	5-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	107	18	7.4	78.5%	44 (41.1%)	22 (20.6%)	33 (30.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	9.8	1796^th of 2009 public high schools	10.6%		20.1	1613^th of 1974 public high schools	18.3%	183	0.0	28.6	17.2	34.8	52.9			30.0			0.0	0.0	$19,745
KIPP Houston High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	642	35	18.3	89.9%	8 (1.2%)	159 (24.8%)	443 (69.0%)	15 (2.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	61	665^th of 2009 public high schools	66.9%		69.6	425^th of 1974 public high schools	78.5%	240	66.7	72.7	59.6	68.1	70.6								$8,834
Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59.4	702^nd of 2009 public high schools	65.1%		72.3	360^th of 1974 public high schools	81.8%	342	38.6	83.2	55.3	77.8	86.5	34.2	38.3	52.5	22.3	46.1	12.7	18.3	$8,387
Yes Prep - Brays Oaks	Public, Charter	6-12	9000 W Bellfort St	Houston	77031	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8400	1,051	59	17.8	94.4%	11 (1.0%)	64 (6.1%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72	385^th of 2009 public high schools	80.8%		68.1	469^th of 1974 public high schools	76.2%	84	79.1	75.7	58.9	79.9	84.9	39.5	56.4	72.2	27.0	52.8	60.4	51.2	$11,517
Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	10914 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 918-4316	410	14	28.3	88.5%	6 (1.5%)	103 (25.1%)	291 (71.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6	1863^rd of 2009 public high schools	7.3%		3.3	1902^nd of 1974 public high schools	3.6%	39	5.4	12.2	9.1	20.2	48.8								$10,474
Alief Learning Center (6-12)	Public	6-12	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	140	43	3.2	83.6%	5 (3.6%)	28 (20.0%)	105 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$36,166
Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	990	61	16.3	93.2%	15 (1.5%)	81 (8.2%)	852 (86.1%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	60	685^th of 2009 public high schools	65.9%		49.7	917^th of 1974 public high schools	53.5%	232	54.6	74.2	60.5	68.6	75.0	52.4	49.7	65.4	32.4	38.0	24.8	30.1	$11,531
Sharpstown High School	Public	9-12	7504 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 771-7215	1,689	106	15.9	95.9%	32 (1.9%)	223 (13.2%)	1,293 (76.6%)	121 (7.2%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	27.5	1527^th of 2009 public high schools	24.0%		15.2	1691^st of 1974 public high schools	14.3%	164	58.1	62.0	26.4	36.6	56.7								$9,080
Energized For Stem Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7055 Beechnut St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 394-3550	520	19	27.5	96.3%	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.9%)	489 (94.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	76.7	286^th of 2009 public high schools	85.8%		66.9	499^th of 1974 public high schools	74.7%	213	79.5	95.2	53.6	80.0	92.9								$8,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Harmony Science Academy-Houston

How many students attend Harmony Science Academy-Houston?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Harmony Science Academy-Houston.

Is Harmony Science Academy-Houston a good school?

Harmony Science Academy-Houston ranks 414^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Harmony Science Academy-Houston in?

Harmony Public Schools - Houston South

What is the racial makeup of Harmony Science Academy-Houston?

Students at Harmony Science Academy-Houston are 57% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 11% White.

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