State/Public High Open

Harmony School of Discovery - Houston

๐Ÿ“ 6270 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77084

839
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harmony School of Discovery - Houston is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ilker Fidan. It is part of the Harmony Public Schools - Houston North school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Ilker Fidan
School district
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North

Enrollment & staffing

Harmony School of Discovery - Houston enrolls 839 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
434 (52%)
Female students
405 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
58.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino37044%
Black or African American19023%
Asian14417%
White11814%
Two or more races131.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

619 of the school's 839 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 492 qualify for free lunch and 127 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Harmony School of Discovery - Houston is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 7, state house district 138.

School district: HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH

Harmony School of Discovery - Houston is one of 10 schools in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 839 students, Harmony School of Discovery - Houston is close to the district average of about 757 students per school.

7,571
District students
10
Schools
454
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

48%
Reading proficient
43%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (6) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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