Harmony School of Innovation - Houston
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Harmony Public Schools - Houston South · Grades 6–8
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston serves 497 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 6 schools in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. By enrollment it is the 1099th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480021012488 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 497 | 3,663 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.7% | 80.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston in context
Size
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston is the only middle school in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. Its 497 students are 13.6% of the district's 3,663. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 793; Harmony School of Innovation - Houston is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 173 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 160, against an average of 166 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 173 in grade 6 and 164 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 58.8% here and 56% across Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. Black students are next, at 19.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.3% across Harmony Public Schools - Houston South and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 34.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 497 students, Harmony School of Innovation - Houston has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 497 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so Harmony School of Innovation - Houston has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harmony School of Innovation - Houston is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is KIPP Academy Middle School, 0.9 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 52 other middle schools, 21 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.8% |
| Black | 19.7% |
| Asian | 13.9% |
| White | 7% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 173 |
| Grade 7 | 160 |
| Grade 8 | 164 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77099
Phone: (713)541-3030
Website: hsihouston.harmonytx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harmony School of Innovation - Houston. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Academy Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 508 | 24.5 | 91.9% |
| Olle Middle School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,025 | 14.8 | 87.9% |
| Owens Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 809 | 16.7 | 90% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 833 | 14.5 | 89.8% |
| Youngblood Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.5 mi | 864 | 15.6 | 88.1% |
| Welch Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 547 | 14.4 | 99.8% |
| Mata Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.7 mi | 753 | 13.7 | 90.2% |
| Sugar Grove Academy | Houston ISD | 2.7 mi | 777 | 15.5 | 99% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Exploration- Houston | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 687 |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston | Elementary | K–8 | 742 |
| Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston | High | 6–12 | 727 |
| Harmony Science Academy-Houston | High | 9–12 | 750 |
| Harmony Virtual Academy | Other | K–12 | 260 |