Other / mixed grade configuration · Katy, TX

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy

Federal NCES profile for Harmony School of Innovation - Katy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480140513426Charter school
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
22
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#47 of 54
schools in Katy · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
19.5:1
large classes for Texas
43.9%
free-lunch eligible

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy has class sizes larger than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Harmony School of Innovation - Katy ranks #47 of 54 schools in Katy, TX.

Enrollment

876

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+33% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

43.9%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Harmony School of Innovation - Katy compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy is a large charter combined-grade school in Katy, Texas, enrolling 876 students.

Class loads run heavy: 19.5:1 is larger than about 92% of Texas schools and 33% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 43.9% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 876 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 1,032 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #714.

Its student body is led by African American (33%) and Asian (26%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 75/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 876 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

14.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Harmony Public Schools - Houston West also operates Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land (1,471 students) and Harmony Science Academy-Katy (1,347 students) alongside Harmony School of Innovation - Katy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Harmony School of Innovation - Katy compares

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.5:1 ▲ 33% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.9% ▼ 29% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 876 top 15% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.5:1
Leaner classes than 18% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
876
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.9%
free-lunch eligible - 29% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.5:1
students per teacher - 33% above state mean
Top 92% in Texas - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
14.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,207
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 876 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 52 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 32.8%
Asian 25.6%
White 21.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.8%
Two or More 2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 32.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 74.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 74.9, Harmony School of Innovation - Katy is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 18
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Harmony Public Schools - Houston West, which includes Harmony School of Innovation - Katy.

$11,207
Per student
-18%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 6.1%
State 78.4%
Federal 15.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Harmony School of Innovation - Katy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Harmony Science Academy-Katy Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harmony School of Innovation - Katy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Harmony Public Schools - Houston West · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Harmony School of Innovation - Katy

How many students attend Harmony School of Innovation - Katy?

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy has 876 students enrolled. It is a public school in Katy, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy?

The student-teacher ratio at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy is 19.5:1, which is 33% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 24% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy?

43.9% of students at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harmony School of Innovation - Katy?

The largest demographic group at Harmony School of Innovation - Katy is African American at 32.8% of enrollment, in Katy, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 74.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harmony School of Innovation - Katy?

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Harmony School of Innovation - Katy rank among schools in Katy?

By Resource Investment Index, Harmony School of Innovation - Katy ranks #47 of 54 schools in Katy, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Katy on the city page.

Is Harmony School of Innovation - Katy a good school?

Harmony School of Innovation - Katy earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Harmony Public Schools - Houston West?

Besides Harmony School of Innovation - Katy, Harmony Public Schools - Houston West also operates Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land (1,471 students), Harmony Science Academy-Katy (1,347 students), and Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont (1,206 students). See the Harmony Public Schools - Houston West district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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