SUCCESS REPORT 2000 – 2010 - Harmony School of Science

OTHER SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
TITLE-I NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD
In 2005, Harmony Science Academy-Houston (HSA-Houston) received the Title-I National Distinguished
School Award from the US Department of Education. HSA-Houston was one of 2 schools in the state
of Texas and one of 52 schools across the nation to be selected to receive this award. This highly acclaimed
award is given to schools for their outstanding results in one of two categories: 1) Exceptional
student performance for two or more consecutive years or, 2) Closing the achievement gap among
ethnic groups. HSA-Houston was the only school which qualified to receive this award in both categories.
LEADER IN T – STEM IN TEXAS
Fourteen Harmony schools have been designated as T – STEM (Texas Science Technology Engineering and
Mathematics) Academies. They have received funding from public and private organizations such as The
Gates Foundation and The Dell Foundation as part of the Texas High School Project. As of 2009, there were
35 total T – STEM academies in Texas.
BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CENTRAL TEXAS
Harmony Austin was selected as the best middle school in Central Texas by “Children at Risk”, a non-profit and non-partizan
organization in 2009.
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ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN HOUSTON AND THE STATE OF TEXAS
Harmony Science Academy was listed as one of the top 10 high schools in Houston according to a study done by Children at Risk,
a nonprofit organization that drives change for children through research, education and influencing public policy. The findings
of the study were published by Ericka Mellon in Houston Chronicle on April 25, 2010.