Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: A

Total students

1,007

Avg. teacher experience

6.6 years

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 6.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

Harmony Science Acad (El Paso) is an charter elementary/secondary school in El Paso, TX, in the Harmony Public Schools - West Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,007 students. 52.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Harmony Science Acad (El Paso) was 1073 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,855, which is $1,968 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

hsaelpaso.harmonytx.org

Address

9405 Betel Dr
El Paso, TX 79907

Office phone number

(915) 859-4620

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harmony Science Acad (El Paso) are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,007

African American

7 (0.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 6.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (0.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 1.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

949 (94.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 82.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

36 (3.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (0.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

94.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.6%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

52.2 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 35.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

69.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 71.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

36.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 27.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

52.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

69.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

34.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 25.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 8.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

34.4%

Gifted and talented

16.4%

Special education

6.1%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.8 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 99%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

80 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 90%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

80.0%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

0.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 13.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 5.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 6.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 10.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

35.1 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 31.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 50%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

34.3 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 30.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

40 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 35.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

47 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 38.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

45 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 38.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 50%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

1073

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 1096

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: Masked

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

97.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 94.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

90.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 84.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

90.7 %

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 83.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

97.7%

Math

90.7%

Reading + Math

90.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

70

African American

2 (2.8%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 1.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

50.6 (72.2%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 63.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.6 (23.7%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 30.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (1.3%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

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 - West Texas: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

53.6 (76.6%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 70.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15.7 (22.5%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 28.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.6 (0.9%)

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.4

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

6.6 years

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: 6.2 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

$60,855

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $60,787

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,368

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $56,659

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,761

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $59,079

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,153

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $62,424

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,100

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $64,503

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,250

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $69,062

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Harmony Public Schools - West Texas: $73,109

Statewide: $71,111

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